¹Senior Electæ dominæ,The Elder to the Elect Lady,et natis ejus,and those born of her,quos ego diligo in veritate,whom I love in the truth:et non ego solus,and not I alone,sed et omnes qui cognoverunt veritatem,but also all those who have known the truth,

¹Senior Electæ dominæ,The Elder to the Elect Lady,et natis ejus,and those born of her,quos ego diligo in veritate,whom I love in the truth:et non ego solus,and not I alone,sed et omnes qui cognoverunt veritatem,but also all those who have known the truth,

²propter veritatem, quæ permanet in nobis, et nobiscum erit in æternum.because the truth which dwells in us shall be with us for eternity.

²propter veritatem, quæ permanet in nobis, et nobiscum erit in æternum.because the truth which dwells in us shall be with us for eternity.

³Sit vobiscum gratia,May grace, mercy,misericordia, pax a Deo Patre,and peace be with you from God the Father,et a Christo Jesu Filio Patris in veritate,and from Christ Jesus, the Son of the Father,et caritate.in truth and in love.

³Sit vobiscum gratia,May grace, mercy,misericordia, pax a Deo Patre,and peace be with you from God the Father,et a Christo Jesu Filio Patris in veritate,and from Christ Jesus, the Son of the Father,et caritate.in truth and in love.

⁴Gavisus sum valde, quoniam inveni de filiis tuis ambulantes in veritate,I was very glad because I discovered some of your sons walking in the truth,sicut mandatum accepimus a Patre.just as we received the commandment from the Father.

⁴Gavisus sum valde, quoniam inveni de filiis tuis ambulantes in veritate,I was very glad because I discovered some of your sons walking in the truth,sicut mandatum accepimus a Patre.just as we received the commandment from the Father.

⁵Et nunc rogo te domina,And now I petition you, Lady,non tamquam mandatum novum scribens tibi, sed quod habuimus ab initio,not as if writing a new commandment to you, but instead that commandment which we have had from the beginning:ut diligamus alterutrum.that we love one another.

⁵Et nunc rogo te domina,And now I petition you, Lady,non tamquam mandatum novum scribens tibi, sed quod habuimus ab initio,not as if writing a new commandment to you, but instead that commandment which we have had from the beginning:ut diligamus alterutrum.that we love one another.

⁶Et hæc est caritas,And this is love:ut ambulemus secundum mandata ejus.that we walk according to his commandments.Hoc est enim mandatum, ut quemadmodum audistis ab initio,For this is the commandment that you have heard in the same way from the beginning,in eo ambuletis.and in which you should walk.

⁶Et hæc est caritas,And this is love:ut ambulemus secundum mandata ejus.that we walk according to his commandments.Hoc est enim mandatum, ut quemadmodum audistis ab initio,For this is the commandment that you have heard in the same way from the beginning,in eo ambuletis.and in which you should walk.

⁷Quoniam multi seductores exierunt in mundum,For many deceivers have gone out into the world,qui non confitentur Jesum Christum venisse in carnem:those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has arrived in the flesh.hic est seductor,Such a one as this is a deceiveret antichristus.and an antichrist.

⁷Quoniam multi seductores exierunt in mundum,For many deceivers have gone out into the world,qui non confitentur Jesum Christum venisse in carnem:those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has arrived in the flesh.hic est seductor,Such a one as this is a deceiveret antichristus.and an antichrist.

⁸Videte vosmetipsos,Be cautious for yourselves,ne perdatis quæ operati estis:lest you lose what you have accomplished,sed ut mercedem plenam accipiatis.and so that, instead, you may receive a full reward.

⁸Videte vosmetipsos,Be cautious for yourselves,ne perdatis quæ operati estis:lest you lose what you have accomplished,sed ut mercedem plenam accipiatis.and so that, instead, you may receive a full reward.

⁹Omnis qui recedit, et non permanet in doctrina Christi,Everyone who withdraws and does not remain in the doctrine of Christ,Deum non habet:does not have God.qui permanet in doctrina,Whoever remains in the doctrine,hic et Patrem et Filium habet.such a one as this has both the Father and the Son.

⁹Omnis qui recedit, et non permanet in doctrina Christi,Everyone who withdraws and does not remain in the doctrine of Christ,Deum non habet:does not have God.qui permanet in doctrina,Whoever remains in the doctrine,hic et Patrem et Filium habet.such a one as this has both the Father and the Son.

¹⁰Si quis venit ad vos,If anyone comes to you,et hanc doctrinam non affert,and does not bring this doctrine,nolite recipere eum in domum,do not be willing to receive him into the house,nec Ave ei dixeritis.and do not speak a greeting to him.

¹⁰Si quis venit ad vos,If anyone comes to you,et hanc doctrinam non affert,and does not bring this doctrine,nolite recipere eum in domum,do not be willing to receive him into the house,nec Ave ei dixeritis.and do not speak a greeting to him.

¹¹Qui enim dicit illi Ave,For whoever speaks a greeting to him,communicat operibus ejus malignis.is speaking with his evil works.

¹¹Qui enim dicit illi Ave,For whoever speaks a greeting to him,communicat operibus ejus malignis.is speaking with his evil works.

¹²Plura habens vobis scribere,I have much more to write to you,nolui per cartam et atramentum:but I am not willing to do so through paper and ink.spero enim me futurum apud vos,For I hope that I may be with you in the future,et os ad os loqui:and that I may speak face to face,ut gaudium vestrum plenum sit.so that your joy may be full.

¹²Plura habens vobis scribere,I have much more to write to you,nolui per cartam et atramentum:but I am not willing to do so through paper and ink.spero enim me futurum apud vos,For I hope that I may be with you in the future,et os ad os loqui:and that I may speak face to face,ut gaudium vestrum plenum sit.so that your joy may be full.

¹³Salutant te filii sororis tuæ Electæ.The sons of your Elect Sister greet you.

¹³Salutant te filii sororis tuæ Electæ.The sons of your Elect Sister greet you.