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My children, let us not love one another in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

But you are of God, my children, and have overcome them: because he who is among you is greater than he who is in the world.

And by this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

My children, keep yourselves from idols.

THE minister, to the mother church, and her children, those whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but also all those who have known the truth,

I rejoiced greatly that I found some of your children living in the truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

The children of your elect sister Church greet you. Grace be with you. Amen.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children follow the truth.

But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit adultery.

And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he who searches the reins and hearts: and I will give unto everyone of you according to your works.

And I heard the number of those who were sealed: and it was a hundred and forty and four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

It had a wall great and high, and it had twelve gates, with names inscribed thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: