{ "2 John": { "1": { "1": "This letter is from John, the elder.\nI am writing to the chosen lady and to her children, whom I love in the truth—as does everyone else who knows the truth—", "2": "because the truth lives in us and will be with us forever.", "3": "Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love.", "4": "How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded.", "5": "I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning.", "6": "Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.", "7": "I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist.", "8": "Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward.", "9": "Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son.", "10": "If anyone comes to your meeting and does not teach the truth about Christ, don’t invite that person into your home or give any kind of encouragement.", "11": "Anyone who encourages such people becomes a partner in their evil work.", "12": "I have much more to say to you, but I don’t want to do it with paper and ink. For I hope to visit you soon and talk with you face to face. Then our joy will be complete.", "13": "Greetings from the children of your sister, chosen by God." } }, "Info": { "Language": "English", "Meaningless": "1.2.0", "Timestamp": "2025-04-21T21:58:40.508526-04:00", "Translation": "NLT" } }