The second pistel off S. Ihon
- 1:1
- The senior{elder} to the elect lady and her children which I love in the truth: And not I only, but also all that have known the truth,
- 1:2
- for the truth's sake, which remaineth{dwelleth} in us, and shall be in us for ever.
- 1:3
- With you be grace, mercy, and peace from God the father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ the son of the father, in truth and love.
- 1:4
- I rejoiced greatly, that I found of thy children walking in trough,{trouth}|trueth| as we have received a commandment of the father.
- 1:5
- And now beseech|beseek| I thee lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that same, which we had from the beginning, that we should love one another.
- 1:6
- And this is the love, that we should walk after his commandments. This commandment is (that as ye have heard from the beginning) ye should walk in it.|walk therein|
- 1:7
- For many deceivers are entered into|are come in to| the world, which confess not that Jesus Christ is como{(as coming, or returning)} in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
- 1:8
- Look on yourselves, that we loose not that we have wrought: but that we may have|receive| a full reward.
- 1:9
- Whosoever transgresseth and bideth not|abideth not| in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that endureth|abideth| in the doctrine of Christ, hath both the father, and the son.
- 1:10
- If there come any unto you and bring not this learning,|doctrine| him receive not to house: neither bid him God speed.|nether salute him|
- 1:11
- For he that biddeth him God speed,|saluteth him| is partaker of his evil deeds. (Behold, I have told you before, that ye should not be ashamed in the day of the Lorde.)
- 1:12
- I had many things to write unto you, nevertheless I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak with you mouth to mouth,{mought to mouth} that our joy may be full.
- 1:13
- The sons|children| of thy elect sister greet|salute| thee Amen.
Here ends the second epistle off saint Ihon.