Little children,let us not lovewith wordorwith tongue,but in deedand truth.
[Let] love[be] without hypocrisy.Abhorwhat is evil;clingto what is good.
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
For you were calledto freedom,brethren;only[do] not [turn] your freedominto an opportunityfor the flesh,but throughloveserveone another.
but speaking the truthin love,we are to growup in all[aspects] into Him whois the head,[even] Christ,
constantlybearing in mindyour workof faithand laborof loveand steadfastnessof hopein our LordJesusChristin the presenceof our Godand Father,
My little children,I am writingthese thingsto you sothat you may not sin.And ifanyonesins,we havean Advocatewith the Father,JesusChristthe righteous;
The elderto the chosenladyand her children,whomI lovein truth;and not onlyI, but alsoallwho knowthe truth,
"They cometo you as peoplecome,and sitbeforeyou [as] My peopleand hearyour words,but they do not dothem, for they dothe lustfuldesires[expressed] by their mouth,[and] their heartgoesaftertheir gain.
Then the LORDsaid,"Behold,there is a placeby Me, and you shall stand[there] on the rock;
"For their sakesI sanctifyMyself,that they themselvesalsomay be sanctifiedin truth.
Little children,make sure no onedeceivesyou; the one who practicesrighteousnessis righteous,justas He is righteous;
The elderto the belovedGaius,whomI lovein truth.
for he lovesour nationand it was he who builtus our synagogue."
