I, the elder, to you, a lady chosen by God along with her children. I truly love all of you and am confident that all who know the truth share in my love for you.

The truth, which lives faithfully within all of us and will be with us for all eternity, is the basis for our abounding love.

May grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Jesus the Anointed, the Father’s own Son, surround you and be with you always in truth and love.

So now, dear lady, I am asking you to live by the command that we love one another. I’m not writing to you some new commandment; it’s one we received in the beginning from our Lord.

Love is defined by our obedience to His commands. This is the same command you have known about from the very beginning; you must live by it.