The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.

¶ The seconde pistle of S. Iohn.

[illustration]

THe elder to the electe la∣dy and her chyldren which I love in the trueth: and not [ A] I only / but also all that ha∣ve knowē the trueth / for the truthes sake / which dwel∣leth in vs / and shalbe in vs for ever.

With you be grace / mercy / and peace from God y^e father / & from the Lorde Iesus Christ the sonne of the father / in trueth and love.

I reioysed greatly / that I founde of thy chyldrē walkinge in trouth / as we have recea∣ved a commaundement of the father. And no∣we [ B] beseche I the lady / not as though I wro∣te a newe commaundement vnto the / but that same which we had frō the begynninge / that we shuld * 1.1 love one another. And this is the love / that we shulde walke after his com∣maundementes.

This commaundement is (that as ye ha∣ve hearde from the begynninge) ye shuld wal¦ke in it. For many deceavers are entred in to the worlde / which confesse not that Iesus [ C] Christ is come in the flesshe. This is a decea¦ver and an Antichrist. Loke on youre selves / that we loose not that we have wrought: but that we maye have a full rewarde. Whosoe∣ver transgresseth and bydeth not in the doctri¦ne of Christ / hath not God. He y^t endureth in

the doctrine of Christ / hath bothe the father and the sonne.

Yf ther come eny vnto you & bringe not this learninge / him receave not to housse: ne∣ther bid him God spede. For he that biddeth him God spede / is parttaker of his evyll de∣des. I had many thinges to wryte vnto you / neverthelesse I wolde not wryte with paper and ynke: but I trust to come vnto you / & spea¦ke with you mouth to mouth / that oure ioye maye be full. The sonnes of thy electe syster grete the.

Amen.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Loue is the fyrst cōmaun∣dement.