001:006 The love of which I am speaking consists in our living in obedience
to God's commands. God's command is that you should live
in obedience to what you all heard from the very beginning.
001:007 For many deceivers have gone out into the world—men who do not
acknowledge Jesus as Christ who has come in human nature.
Such a one is `the deceiver' and `the anti-Christ.'
001:008 Keep guard over yourselves, so that you may not lose the results of your good deeds, but may receive back a full reward.
001:009 No one has God, who instead of remaining true to the teaching of Christ, presses on in advance: but he who remains true to that teaching has both the Father and the Son.
001:010 If any one who comes to you does not bring this teaching, do not receive him under your roof nor bid him Farewell.
001:011 He who bids him Farewell is a sharer in his evil deeds.
001:012 I have a great deal to say to you all, but will not write it with paper and ink. Yet I hope to come to see you and speak face to face, so that your happiness may be complete.
001:013 The children of your elect sister send greetings to you.