1. The elder, To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth—
2. because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever:
3. Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.
4. It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.
5. And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another.