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;
A. D.
1 Peter 5:1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and …
3 John 1:1 The elder to the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
the elect lady.
2 John 1:5,13 And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment …
Luke 1:3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all …
Ephesians 1:4,5 According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the …
1 Thessalonians 1:3,4 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, …
2 Thessalonians 2:13,14 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brothers beloved …
1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification …
whom.
2 John 1:2,3 For the truth's sake, which dwells in us, and shall be with us for ever…
1 Peter 1:22,23 Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through …
1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but …
3 John 1:1 The elder to the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
known.
John 8:32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Galatians 2:5,14 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the …
Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, that you should not obey …
Galatians 5:7 You did run well; who did hinder you that you should not obey the truth?
Colossians 1:5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof you heard …
2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brothers beloved …
1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge …
1 John 2:21 I have not written to you because you know not the truth, but because …
For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
the truth's.
1 Corinthians 9:23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
2 Corinthians 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves …
which.
John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what …
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching …
2 Timothy 1:5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in you, which …
1 Peter 1:23-25 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, …
1 John 2:14,17 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known him that is …
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.
Grace.
Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace …
1 Timothy 1:2 To Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from …
be. Gr. shall be. the Son.
1 John 2:23,24 Whoever denies the Son, the same has not the Father: he that acknowledges …
1 John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and …
in truth.
2 John 1:1 The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the …
Zechariah 8:19 Thus said the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the …
Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision; …
1 Timothy 1:14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love …
2 Timothy 1:13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which you have heard of me, in …
I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
rejoiced.
Philippians 4:10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care …
1 Thessalonians 2:19,20 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even …
1 Thessalonians 3:6-10 But now when Timotheus came from you to us, and brought us good tidings …
3 John 1:3,4 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brothers came and testified of the …
walking.
Hosea 14:9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he …
Malachi 2:6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in …
Galatians 2:14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth …
Ephesians 5:2,8 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us…
1 John 1:6,7 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, …
1 John 2:6 He that said he stays in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
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.
not.
1 John 2:7,8 Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment …
1 John 3:11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we …
that we.
John 13:34,35 A new commandment I give to you, That you love one another; as I …
John 15:12 This is my commandment, That you love one another, as I have loved you.
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, …
Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us…
1 Thessalonians 4:9 But as touching brotherly love you need not that I write to you: …
Hebrews 13:1 Let brotherly love continue.
1 Peter 1:22,23 Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through …
1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity …
2 Peter 1:7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
1 John 3:14-18,23 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the …
1 John 4:7-12,20 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one …
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.
this is love.
John 14:15,21 If you love me, keep my commandments…
John 15:10,14 If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; even as …
Romans 13:8,9 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loves …
Galatians 5:13,14 For, brothers, you have been called to liberty; only use not liberty …
1 John 5:3,15 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his …
This is the. See on ver.
2 John 1:5 And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment …
1 John 2:24 Let that therefore abide in you, which you have heard from the beginning…
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.
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
Look.
Matthew 24:4,24,25 And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you…
Mark 13:5,6,9,23 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you…
Luke 21:8 And he said, Take heed that you be not deceived: for many shall come …
Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any …
Revelation 3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which you have, that no man …
that we lose.
Galatians 3:4 Have you suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
Galatians 4:11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed on you labor in vain.
Philippians 2:15,16 That you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without …
Philippians 3:16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the …
Hebrews 10:32,35 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after you were …
Revelation 3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which you have, that no man …
wrought. or, gained. 'Some copies read, which ye have gained, but that ye receive, etc.'
that we receive.
Daniel 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament…
John 4:36 And he that reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to life eternal: …
1 Corinthians 3:8,14 Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall …
1 Corinthians 15:8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
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.
abideth not. See on
John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; …
1 John 2:22-24 Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is …
the doctrine.
John 7:16,17 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me…
Acts 2:42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, …
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching …
Titus 2:10 Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn …
Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us …
hath not.
Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knows the …
Luke 10:22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knows who …
John 5:23 That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. …
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man …
He that.
Hebrews 3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of …
he hath.
1 John 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that you also …
If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
come.
2 John 1:11 For he that bids him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
Romans 16:17,18 Now I beseech you, brothers, mark them which cause divisions and …
1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I have written to you not to keep company, if any man that …
1 Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
Galatians 1:8,9 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to …
2 Timothy 3:5,6 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such …
Titus 3:10 A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject;
neither.
Genesis 24:12 And he said O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray you, send me …
Psalm 129:8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be on you: …
For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
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.
many.
John 16:12 I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
I would.
3 John 1:13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write to you:
I trust.
Romans 15:24 Whenever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I …
1 Corinthians 16:5-7 Now I will come to you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for …
Philemon 1:22 But with prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your …
Hebrews 13:19,23 But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to …
face to face. Gr. mouth to mouth.
Numbers 12:8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in …
that.
John 15:11 These things have I spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you, …
John 16:24 Till now have you asked nothing in my name: ask, and you shall receive, …
John 17:13 And now come I to you; and these things I speak in the world, that …
2 Timothy 1:4 Greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I …
1 John 1:4 And these things write we to you, that your joy may be full.
our. or, your.
The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
