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2 John 1:1

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The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

A Greeting from the Elder

Cross References

John 8:32

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And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

The Truth Will Set You Free

Acts 11:30

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Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

The Church at Antioch

Romans 16:13

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Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

Personal Greetings and Love

1 Timothy 2:4

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Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

A Call to Prayer

1 Peter 5:1

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The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

Instructions to Elders

1 Peter 5:13

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The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

Benediction and Farewell

1 John 3:18

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My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Love One Another

2 John 1:3

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Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

A Greeting from the Elder

2 John 1:5

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And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

Walking in the Truth

2 John 1:13

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The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.

Conclusion

3 John 1:1

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The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.