The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth and not only I, but also all those who have known the truth,

Grace will 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.

And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.