\NormalFont\ShortTitle{2 John}
{\MT John’s Second Letter

\par }\OneChap {\SH Greetings
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}From
the
elder,
to
the
lady
chosen
by
God
and
her
children.
I
truly
love
you
all,
and
I
am
not
the
only
one
but
all
who
know
the
truth
love
you
as
well.
\VS{2}We
love
you
for
the
sake
of
the
truth,
which
lives
in
us
and
will
be
with
us
forever.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Grace,
mercy,
and
peace
will
be
ours –
the
gift
of
God,
the
Father,
and
of
Jesus
Christ,
the
Father’s
Son –
in
truth
and
love.
\par }{\SH Live
in
truth
and
love
\par }{\PP \VS{4}It
was
a
great
joy
to
me
to
find
the
lives
of
some
of
your
children
guided
by
the
truth,
in
obedience
to
the
command
that
we
received
from
the
Father.
\VS{5}And
now
I
implore
you,
dear
lady,
let
us
love
one
another
This
is
not
a
new
command
I
am
writing
to
you.
It
is
the
command
we
have
had
from
the
beginning. –
Let
us
love
one
another.
\VS{6}And
this
is
love –
to
live
in
obedience
to
the
Father’s
commands.
This
is
the
command
as
you
learned
from
the
beginning,
to
live
a
life
of
love.
\VS{7}I
say
this
because
many
deceivers
have
gone
out
into
the
world –
men
who
do
not
acknowledge
that
Jesus
Christ
came
in
flesh
and
blood.
Any
such
person
is
a
deceiver
and antichrist.
\VS{8}Take
care
so
that
you
do
not
what
we
have
worked
for
but
instead
receive
your
full
reward.
\VS{9}Anyone
who
goes
beyond
and
fails
to
live
inside
of
the
teaching
of
Christ
does
not
have
God.
The
person
who
lives
inside
that
teaching –
they
have
both
the
Father
and
the
Son.
\VS{10}If
anyone
comes
to
you
and
does
not
bring
this
teaching,
do
not
receive
them
into
your
house
or
even
welcome
them;
\VS{11}because
the
person
who welcomes
them
is
sharing
with
them
in
his
evil
work.
\par }{\SH Final
words
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Though
I
have
many
other
things
to
tell
you,
I
would
rather
not
use
paper
and
ink.
Instead
I
hope
to
come
and
see
you,
and
to
speak
with
you
face
to
face,
so
that
our
joy
may
be
complete.
\VS{13}The
children
of
your
sister,
who
is
chosen
by
God,
send
you
their greetings.\par }