The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;

Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

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

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