1. The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,
2. because of the truth that is remaining in us, and with us shall be to the age,
3. there shall be with you grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4. I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;
5. and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,
6. and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,