1. 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;
2. for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:
3. 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.
4. I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
5. 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.