χαιρειν αυτω μη λεγετε· enim dicit illi ave, communicat ὁ γαρ λεγων αυτω operibus illius χαιρειν κοινωνει τοις malignis. Plura habens εργοις αυτου τοις πονηροις. vobis scribere, nolui Πολλα εχων ὑμιν per cartam et atramentum: γραφειν ουκ ηβουληθην spero enim me δια χαρτου και μελανος· futurum apud vos et αλλα ελπιζω ελθειν προς os ad os loqui, ut ὑμας και στομα προς gaudium vestrum sit στομα λαλησαι, ἱνα ἡ plenum. Salutant te χαρα ἡμων η πεπληρωμενη. filii sororis tuæ electæ. Ασπαζεται σε τα τεκνα της αδελφης σου της εκλεκτης. αμην. AUTHORISED VERSION. REVISED VERSION. The elder unto the The elder unto the elect lady and her children, elect lady and her children, whom I love in whom I love in the truth; and not I truth; and not I only, only, but also all they but also all they that that have known the know the truth; for truth; for the truth's the truth's sake which sake, which dwelleth abideth in us, and it in us, and shall be with shall be with us for us for ever. Grace be ever: Grace, mercy, with you, mercy, _and_ peace shall be with us, peace, from God the from God the Father, Father, and from the and from Jesus Christ, Lord Jesus Christ, the the Son of the Father, Son of the Father, in in truth and love. I truth and love. I rejoiced rejoice greatly that I greatly that I have found certain of found of thy children thy children walking walking in truth, as we in truth, even as we have received a commandment received commandment from the from the Father. Father. And now I And now I beseech beseech thee, lady, not thee, lady, not as as though I wrote a though I wrote to thee new commandment a new commandment, unto thee, but that but that which we had which we had from the from the beginning, beginning, that we love that we love one one another. And this another. And this is is love, that we walk love, that we should after His commandments. walk after His commandments. This is the This is commandment, That, the commandment, as ye have heard from even as ye heard from the beginning, ye the beginning, that ye should walk in it. For should walk in it. For many deceivers are many deceivers are entered into the world, gone forth into the