1:1

Ο πρεσβυτερος Εκλεκτη κυρια και τοις τεκνοις αυτης ους εγω αγαπω εν αληθεια και ουκ εγω μονος αλλα και παντες οι εγνωκοτες την αληθειαν

The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;

1:2

δια την αληθειαν την μενουσαν εν ημιν και μεθ ημων εσται εις τον αιωνα

for the truth’s sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:

1:3

Εσται μεθ ημων χαρις ελεος ειρηνη παρα Θεου Πατρος και παρα Ιησου Χριστου του Υιου του Πατρος εν αληθεια και αγαπη

Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

1:4

Εχαρην λιαν οτι ευρηκα εκ των τεκνων σου περιπατουντας εν αληθεια καθως εντολην ελαβομεν παρα του Πατρος

I rejoice greatly that I have found certain of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

1:5

και νυν ερωτω σε κυρια ουχ ως εντολην γραφων σοι καινην αλλα ην ειχομεν απ αρχης ινα αγαπωμεν αλληλους

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

1:6

και αυτη εστιν η αγαπη ινα περιπατωμεν κατα τας εντολας αυτου αυτη η εντολη εστιν καθως ηκουσατε απ αρχης ινα εν αυτη περιπατητε

And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

1:7

Οτι πολλοι πλανοι εξηλθον εις τον κοσμον οι μη ομολογουντες Ιησουν Χριστον ερχομενον εν σαρκι ουτος εστιν ο πλανος και ο αντιχριστος

For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

1:8

βλεπετε εαυτους ινα μη απολεσητε α ειργασαμεθα αλλα μισθον πληρη απολαβητε

Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

1:9

πας ο προαγων και μη μενων εν τη διδαχη του Χριστου Θεον ουκ εχει ο μενων εν τη διδαχη ουτος και τον Πατερα και τον Υιον εχει

Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

1:10

Ει τις ερχεται προς υμας και ταυτην την διδαχην ου φερει μη λαμβανετε αυτον εις οικιαν και χαιρειν αυτω μη λεγετε

If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting:

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ο λεγων γαρ αυτω χαιρειν κοινωνει τοις εργοις αυτου τοις πονηροις

for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.

1:12

Πολλα εχων υμιν γραφειν ουκ εβουληθην δια χαρτου και μελανος αλλα ελπιζω γενεσθαι προς υμας και στομα προς στομα λαλησαι ινα η χαρα ημων η πεπληρωμενη

Having many things to write unto you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full.

1:13

Ασπαζεται σε τα τεκνα της αδελφης σου της εκλεκτης

The children of thine elect sister salute thee.