The elder
πρεσβύτερος
presbyteros
unto the elect
ἐκλεκτός
eklektos
lady
κυρία
kyria
and
καί
kai
her
αὐτός
autos
children,
τέκνον
teknon
whom
ὅς
hos
I
ἐγώ
egō
love
ἀγαπάω
agapaō
in
ἐν
en
the truth;
ἀλήθεια
alētheia
not
οὐ
ou
only,
μόνος
monos
but
ἀλλά
alla
also
all
πᾶς
pas
they that have known
γινώσκω
ginōskō
For
διά
dia
the truth's sake,
which
ὁ
ho
dwelleth
μένω
menō
us,
ἡμῖν
hēmin
shall be
ἔσομαι
esomai
with
μετά
meta
us
ἡμῶν
hēmōn
for
εἰς
eis
ever.
αἰών
aiōn
Grace
χάρις
charis
be
you,
ὑμῶν
hymōn
mercy,
ἔλεος
eleos
and peace,
εἰρήνη
eirēnē
from
παρά
para
God
θεός
theos
the Father,
πατήρ
patēr
the Lord
κύριος
kyrios
Jesus
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsous
Christ,
Χριστός
Christos
the Son
υἱός
huios
of the Father,
truth
love.
ἀγάπη
agapē
I rejoiced
χαίρω
chairō
greatly
λίαν
lian
that
ὅτι
hoti
I found
εὑρίσκω
heuriskō
of
ἐκ
ek
thy
σοῦ
sou
children
walking
περιπατέω
peripateō
truth,
as
καθώς
kathōs
we have received
λαμβάνω
lambanō
a commandment
ἐντολή
entolē
the Father.
And
now
νῦν
nyn
I beseech
ἐρωτάω
erōtaō
thee,
σέ
se
lady,
as though
ὡς
hōs
I wrote
γράφω
graphō
a new
καινός
kainos
commandment
unto thee,
σοί
soi
that which
we had
ἔχω
echō
ἀπό
apo
the beginning,
ἀρχή
archē
ἵνα
hina
we love
one another.
ἀλλήλων
allēlōn
this
οὗτος
houtos
is
ἐστί
esti
love,
we walk
after
κατά
kata
his
commandments.
This
the commandment,
That,
ye have heard
ἀκούω
akouō
ye should walk
it.
many
πολύς
polys
deceivers
πλάνος
planos
are entered
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
into
the world,
κόσμος
kosmos
who
confess
ὁμολογέω
homologeō
μή
mē
that Jesus
Christ
is come
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
the flesh.
σάρξ
sarx
a deceiver
an antichrist.
ἀντίχριστος
antichristos
Look
βλέπω
blepō
to yourselves,
ἑαυτοῦ
heautou
we lose
ἀπόλλυμι
apollymi
those things which
we have wrought,
ἐργάζομαι
ergazomai
that we receive
ἀπολαμβάνω
apolambanō
a full
πλήρης
plērēs
reward.
μισθός
misthos
Whosoever
transgresseth,
παραβαίνω
parabainō
abideth
the doctrine
διδαχή
didachē
of Christ,
hath
God.
He that abideth
he
both
the Father
the Son.
If
εἴ
ei
there come
any
τις
tis
unto
πρός
pros
ὑμᾶς
hymas
bring
φέρω
pherō
ταύτῃ
tautē
doctrine,
receive
him
your house,
οἰκία
oikia
neither
bid
λέγω
legō
God speed:
γάρ
gar
he that biddeth
God speed
is partaker
κοινωνέω
koinōneō
of his
evil
πονηρός
ponēros
deeds.
ἔργον
ergon
Having
many things
to write
unto you,
ὑμῖν
hymin
I would
βούλομαι
boulomai
write with
paper
χάρτης
chartēs
ink:
μέλαν
melan
I trust
ἐλπίζω
elpizō
to come
speak
λαλέω
laleō
face
στόμα
stoma
to
face,
our
joy
χαρά
chara
may be
ὦ
ō
full.
πληρόω
plēroō
The children
of thy
elect
sister
ἀδελφή
adelphē
greet
ἀσπάζομαι
aspazomai
thee.
Amen.
ἀμήν
amēn