INTRODUCTION, 1-3.

• i. Address, 1-2.

• ii. Greeting, 3. Keynotes introduced - truth and love.

1. THE WALK OF BELIEVERS, 4-6. Demonstrating the truth, guiding the home.

• i. Walking in Truth, 4. The Apostle’s Joy.

• ii. Walking in Love, 5-6. The Apostle’s Entreaty.

2. WARNING TO BELIEVERS, 7-11. Defending the truth, guarding the home.

• i. Denunciation of False Teachers, 7.

• ii. Admonition to Believers, 8. As to themselves - ‘lose not’.

• iii. Detection of False Teachers, 9, who ‘Advance’ and do not Abide.

• iv. Admonition to Believers, 10-11. As to False Teachers - ‘receive not’.

CONCLUSION, 12-13.

• i. Explanation, 12.

• ii. Salutation, 13.