Greeting
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a The elder to the elect lady and her children, b whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who c know d the truth,
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e because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:
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f Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love.
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Cross References
3 John 1:1
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
1 Peter 5:1
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
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Cross References
1 John 3:18
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
3 John 1:1
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
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Cross References
John 8:32
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
1 Timothy 2:4
Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Hebrews 10:26
For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
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Cross References
John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Galatians 2:5
To them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
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Cross References
1 Corinthians 13:6
It does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
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Cross References
1 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Jude 1:2
May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
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