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,

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.

Look to yourselves, so that we may not lose those things which we worked out, but that we may receive a full reward.

Having many things to write to you, I do not want to say with paper and ink. But I trust to come to you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be full.