^3 (A)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with ^[a]you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

¹⁰ In this is love, ^(A)not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son ^(B)to be the propitiation for our sins.

^14 (A)And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, ^(B)with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

² To Timothy, a ^(A)true son in the faith:

^(B)Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁷ To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, ^(A)called to be saints:

^(B)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁶ For ^(A)in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but ^(B)faith working through love.

Greeting the Elect Lady

¹ The Elder,

To the ^[a]elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have known ^(A)the truth,

Be Loyal to the Faith

^13 (A)Hold fast ^(B)the pattern of ^(C)sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

^23 (A)Whoever denies the Son does not have the ^(B)Father either; ^(C)he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

Let Truth Abide in You

²⁴ Therefore let that abide in you ^(D)which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, ^(E)you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.