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\v 1 Greetings \w from|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Elder|strong="G4245"\w*.\f + \fr 1:1  \fk Elder \ft This is probably John the apostle. “Elder” means an older man or a special leader in the church (as in Titus 1:5).\f* 
\p \w To|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w lady|strong="G2959"\w*\f + \fr 1:1  \fk lady \ft This might mean a woman. Or, in this letter, it might mean a church. If it is a church, then “her children” would be the people of the church. Also in verse 5.\f* \w chosen|strong="G1588"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w*. 
\p \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w truly|strong="G1722"\w* \w love|strong="G0025"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w only|strong="G3441"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w*. \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*\f + \fr 1:1  \fk truth \ft The truth or “Good News” about Jesus Christ that joins all believers together.\f* \w love|strong="G0025"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*. 
\v 2 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* love \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*—\w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w that|strong="G3326"\w* \w lives|strong="G3306"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \w That|strong="G3326"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w forever|strong="G0165"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w Grace|strong="G5485"\w*, \w mercy|strong="G1656"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w from|strong="G3844"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G3844"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* live \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G3029"\w* happy \w to|strong="G1722"\w* learn \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w some|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G2983"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w*. \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w am|strong="G5463"\w* happy \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w following|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w truth|strong="G0225"\w*, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w commanded|strong="G1785"\w* \w us|strong="G1537"\w*. 
\v 5 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w*, dear \w lady|strong="G2959"\w*, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* tell \w you|strong="G4771"\w*: \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w should|strong="G2443"\w* all \w love|strong="G0025"\w* \w each|strong="G0240"\w* \w other|strong="G3739"\w*. \w This|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* \w command|strong="G1785"\w*. \w It|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* \w command|strong="G1785"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w beginning|strong="G0746"\w*. 
\v 6 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* loving \w means|strong="G1510"\w* \w living|strong="G4043"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w commanded|strong="G1785"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w live|strong="G4043"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w God’s|strong="G0846"\w* \w command|strong="G1785"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*: \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w live|strong="G4043"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w life|strong="G4043"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w command|strong="G1785"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w beginning|strong="G0746"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w Many|strong="G4183"\w* false teachers \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* refuse \w to|strong="G1519"\w* say \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w earth|strong="G4561"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* became \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w*. Anyone \w who|strong="G3588"\w* refuses \w to|strong="G1519"\w* accept \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w fact|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* false teacher \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* enemy \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. 
\v 8 \w Be|strong="G3361"\w* \w careful|strong="G0991"\w*! \w Don’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w lose|strong="G0622"\w* \w the|strong="G3739"\w* \w reward|strong="G3408"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w*\f + \fr 1:8  \fk we \ft Some Greek copies have “you.”\f* \w have|strong="G0622"\w* \w worked|strong="G2038"\w* \w for|strong="G2443"\w*. \w Be|strong="G3361"\w* \w careful|strong="G0991"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w receive|strong="G0618"\w* all \w of|strong="G4134"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w reward|strong="G3408"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w Everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* \w continue|strong="G3306"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* follow \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w Whoever|strong="G3588"\w* changes \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w* \w does|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w whoever|strong="G3588"\w* \w continues|strong="G3306"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* follow \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*. 
\v 10 \w Don’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w accept|strong="G2983"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w bring|strong="G5342"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w*. \w Don’t|strong="G3756"\w* invite \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G1487"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w*. \w Don’t|strong="G3756"\w* welcome \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w way|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 11 If \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w do|strong="G3004"\w*, \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* helping \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w with|strong="G0846"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w much|strong="G4183"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w say|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w want|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w use|strong="G2192"\w* \w paper|strong="G5489"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w ink|strong="G3188"\w*. \w Instead|strong="G0235"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w hope|strong="G1679"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w come|strong="G1096"\w* visit \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* can \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w together|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* talk. \w That|strong="G2443"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w make|strong="G4137"\w* us \w very|strong="G4183"\w* happy. 
\v 13 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w of|strong="G5043"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w sister|strong="G0079"\w*\f + \fr 1:13  \fk sister \ft Sister of the “lady” in verse 1. This might be another woman or another church.\f* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w chosen|strong="G1588"\w* by God \w send|strong="G0782"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w their|strong="G0782"\w* love. 