Ho
The
presbyteros
elder ,
Eklektē
To [the] chosen
kyria
lady
kai
and
autēs
her
tois
-
teknois
children ,
hous
whom
egō
I
agapō
love
en
in
alētheia
[the] truth —
ouk
not
monos
alone ,
alla
but
also
pantes
all
hoi
who
egnōkotes
know
tēn
the
alētheian
truth —
dia
because of
truth
that
menousan
abides
hēmin
us
estai
will be
meth’
with
hēmōn
eis
vvv
ton
aiōna
forever :
Christou
Christ ,
tou
Huiou
Son
of the
Patros
Father ,
Estai
agapē
love .
charis
Grace ,
eleos
mercy ,
eirēnē
[and] peace
para
from
Theou
God
[the] Father
Iēsou
Jesus
Echarēn
I was overjoyed
lian
. . .
hoti
to
heurēka
find
ek
[some] of
sou
your
tōn
teknōn
children
peripatountas
walking
[the] truth ,
kathōs
just as
Father
entolēn
has commanded
elabomen
[us] .
And
nyn
now
erōtō
I urge
se
you ,
[dear] lady —
ouch
hōs
as
kainēn
a new
commandment
graphōn
soi
to you ,
hēn
[one]
eichomen
we have had
ap’
archēs
[the] beginning —
hina
agapōmen
we love
allēlous
one another .
hautē
this
estin
is
hē
love ,
peripatōmen
we walk
kata
according to
autou
His
tas
entolas
commandments .
This
very
entolē
ēkousate
you have heard
[the] beginning ,
peripatēte
you must walk
autē
[love] .
Hoti
For
polloi
many
planoi
deceivers
exēlthon
have gone out
into
kosmon
world ,
mē
refusing
homologountes
to confess
erchomenon
the coming of
Iēsoun
Christon
Christ
sarki
[the] flesh .
houtos
Any such [ person ]
ho
planos
deceiver
antichristos
antichrist .
blepete
Watch
heautous
yourselves ,
so that
apolesēte
you do not lose
ha
what
eirgasametha
we have worked for ,
but [that]
apolabēte
you may be fully rewarded
plērē
misthon
. . . .
pas
Anyone
proagōn
runs ahead
without
menōn
remaining
tē
didachē
teaching
of Christ
echei
does not have
Theon
God .
Whoever
remains
[His]
has
both
Patera
Huion
Son .
Ei
If
tis
anyone
erchetai
comes
pros
hymas
you
[but]
ou
pherei
does not bring
tautēn
didachēn
teaching ,
{do} not
lambanete
receive
auton
him
oikian
[your] home
[or]
even
legete
greet
chairein
autō
him .
gar
legōn
greets
[such a person]
koinōnei
shares
his
ponērois
evil
ergois
deeds .
echōn
I have
Polla
many things
graphein
to write
hymin
eboulēthēn
[but] I would prefer
not [to do so]
chartou
paper
melanos
ink .
Instead ,
elpizō
I hope
genesthai
to come
lalēsai
speak
stoma
[face]
[face] ,
our
chara
joy
ē
may be
peplērōmenē
complete .
ta
tekna
of your
tēs
eklektēs
elect
adelphēs
sister
Aspazetai
send you greetings