The elder unto the elect {Or, Cyria}lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;
for the truth's sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:
Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
I rejoice greatly that I have found certain of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.
And now I beseech thee, {Or, Cyria}lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.
For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Look to yourselves, that ye {Or, destroy}lose not the things which {Many ancient authorities read ye.}we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.
Whosoever {Or, take the lead Compare 3 John 9.}goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.
If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting:
for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.
Having many things to write unto you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full.
The children of thine elect sister salute thee.
Querverweise zu 2. Johannes 12 2Joh 12
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
I had many things to write unto thee, but I am unwilling to write them to thee with ink and pen:
whensoever I go unto Spain (for I hope to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first in some measure I shall have been satisfied with your company) —
with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Jehovah shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
But I will come unto you, when I shall have passed through Macedonia; for I pass through Macedonia;
but with you it may be that I shall abide, or even winter, that ye may set me forward on my journey whithersoever I go.
For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.
But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted unto you.
But now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.
And I exhort you the more exceedingly to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with {Or, joy in being reminded}joy;
Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
and these things we write, that {Many ancient authorities read your.}our joy may be made full.