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Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

For the truth"s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.