[Here bigynneth the secounde pistle of Joon [Here sueth the secunde pistil of John. R. The secunde pistil of Joon. k. No initial rubric in CIKMQX abcghα.] .]
[verse 1] THE eldere man, to the chosun ladi, and to her children, whiche Y loue in treuthe; and not Y aloone, but also alle [verse 2] men that knowen treuthe; for the treuthe that dwellith in ȝou, and with ȝou schal be with outen ende. [verse 3] Grace be with ȝou, merci, and pees of God the fadir, and of Jhesu Crist, the sone of the fadir, in treuthe and charite [in charite a.] . [verse 4] I ioiede ful myche, for Y foond of [Om. k pr. m.] thi sones goynge in treuthe, as we resseyueden maundement of the fadir. [verse 5] And now Y preye thee, ladi, not as writinge a newe maundement to thee, but that that we hadden fro the bigynnyng, that we loue ech other. [verse 6] And this is charite, that we walke after his maundementis [comaundementis Rgk.] . For this is the com|aundement, that as ȝe herden at the bi|gynnyng, walke ȝe in hym. [verse 7] For many disseyueris wenten out in to the world, which knoulechen [knoulechiden ghk.] not that Jhesu Crist hath come in fleisch; this is a dis|seyuere and antecrist. [verse 8] Se ȝe [Om. KR.] ȝou [ȝoure E.] silf, lest ȝe lesen the thingis [thing k sec. m.] that ȝe han [verse 9] wrouȝt, that [but contynue ȝe so in God, that e.] ȝe resseyue ful mede; wit|ynge that ech man that goith bifore, and dwellith not in the teching of Crist, hath not God. He that dwellith in the tech|ing,
