My little children,Τεκνία μουI am writingγράφωthese thingsταῦταto youὑμῖνso thatἵναyou may notμὴsin.ἁμάρτητεAndκαὶifἐάνanyoneτιςdoes sin,ἁμάρτῃwe haveἔχομενan Advocateπαράκλητονwithπρὸςthe Father,τὸν πατέραJesusἸησοῦνthe Messiah,Χριστὸνthe righteous one.δίκαιον
Andκαὶheαὐτὸςisἐστινthe expiationἱλασμόςforπερὶour sins,τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶνandδὲnotοὐforπερὶoursτῶν ἡμετέρωνonly,μόνονbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶforπερὶthe wholeὅλουworld.τοῦ κόσμου
AndΚαὶbyἐνthisτούτῳwe knowγινώσκομενthatὅτιwe have come to knowἐγνώκαμενhim:αὐτόνifἐὰνwe keepτηρῶμενhis commandments.τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ
Whoeverὁsays,λέγων“I have come to knowἜγνωκαhim,”αὐτὸνandκαὶdoes notμὴkeepτηρῶνhis commandmentsτὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦisἐστίνa liar,ψεύστηςandκαὶthe truthἡ ἀλήθειαis notοὐκ ἔστινinἐνhim.τούτῳ
Butδ’whoeverὃς ἂνkeepsτηρῇhis word,αὐτοῦ τὸν λόγονinἐνhimτούτῳtrulyἀληθῶςthe loveἡ ἀγάπηof Godτοῦ θεοῦhas been brought to completion.τετελείωταιByἐνthisτούτῳwe knowγινώσκομενthatὅτιwe areἐσμενinἐνhim:αὐτῷ
Whoeverὁsaysλέγωνhe remainsμένεινinἐνhimαὐτῷoughtὀφείλειhimselfαὐτὸςto walkπεριπατεῖνjust asκαθὼςheἐκεῖνοςwalked.περιεπάτησεν
Beloved,ἈγαπητοίI am notοὐκwritingγράφωto youὑμῖνa newκαινὴνcommandment,ἐντολὴνbutἀλλ’an oldπαλαιὰνcommandmentἐντολὴνthatἣνyou have hadεἴχετεfromἀπ’the beginning.ἀρχῆςThe oldἡ παλαιάcommandmentἡ ἐντολὴisἐστινthe wordὁ λόγοςthatὃνyou heard.ἠκούσατε
YetπάλινI am writingγράφωto youὑμῖνa newκαινὴνcommandment,ἐντολὴνwhichὅisἐστινtrueἀληθὲςinἐνhimαὐτῷandκαὶinἐνyou,ὑμῖνbecauseὅτιthe darknessἡ σκοτίαis passing awayπαράγεταιandκαὶthe trueτὸ ἀληθινὸνlightτὸ φῶςis alreadyἤδηshining.φαίνει
Whoeverὁsaysλέγωνhe isεἶναιinἐνthe lightτῷ φωτὶandκαὶhatesμισῶνhis brotherτὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦisἐστὶνinἐνthe darknessτῇ σκοτίᾳuntilἕωςnow.ἄρτι
Whoeverὁlovesἀγαπῶνhis brotherτὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦremainsμένειinἐνthe light,τῷ φωτὶandκαὶthere isἔστινnoοὐκcause for stumblingσκάνδαλονinἐνhim.αὐτῷ
Butδὲwhoeverὁhatesμισῶνhis brotherτὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦisἐστὶνinἐνthe darknessτῇ σκοτίᾳandκαὶwalksπεριπατεῖinἐνthe darkness,τῇ σκοτίᾳandκαὶdoes notοὐκknowοἶδενwhereποῦhe is going,ὑπάγειbecauseὅτιthe darknessἡ σκοτίαhas blindedἐτύφλωσενhis eyes.τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ
I am writingΓράφωto you,ὑμῖνlittle children,τεκνίαbecauseὅτιyourὑμῖνsinsαἱ ἁμαρτίαιhave been forgivenἀφέωνταιfor the sake ofδιὰhis name.τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ
I am writingγράφωto you,ὑμῖνfathers,πατέρεςbecauseὅτιyou have come to knowἐγνώκατεthe one who isτὸνfromἀπ’the beginning.ἀρχῆςI am writingγράφωto you,ὑμῖνyoung men,νεανίσκοιbecauseὅτιyou have overcomeνενικήκατεthe evil one.τὸν πονηρόν
I have writtenἔγραψαto you,ὑμῖνchildren,παιδίαbecauseὅτιyou have come to knowἐγνώκατεthe Father.τὸν πατέραI have writtenἔγραψαto you,ὑμῖνfathers,πατέρεςbecauseὅτιyou have come to knowἐγνώκατεthe one who isτὸνfromἀπ’the beginning.ἀρχῆςI have writtenἔγραψαto you,ὑμῖνyoung men,νεανίσκοιbecauseὅτιyou areἐστεstrong,ἰσχυροίandκαὶthe wordὁ λόγοςof Godτοῦ θεοῦremainsμένειinἐνyou,ὑμῖνandκαὶyou have overcomeνενικήκατεthe evil one.τὸν πονηρόν
Do notΜὴloveἀγαπᾶτεthe worldτὸν κόσμονnorμηδὲthe thingsτὰinἐνthe world.τῷ κόσμῳIfἐάνanyoneτιςlovesἀγαπᾷthe world,τὸν κόσμονthe loveἡ ἀγάπηof the Fatherτοῦ πατρὸςis notοὐκ ἔστινinἐνhim;αὐτῷ
becauseὅτιallπᾶνthatτὸis inἐνthe world —τῷ κόσμῳthe desireἡ ἐπιθυμίαof the fleshτῆς σαρκὸςandκαὶthe desireἡ ἐπιθυμίαof the eyesτῶν ὀφθαλμῶνandκαὶthe arroganceἡ ἀλαζονείαof possessions —τοῦ βίουis notοὐκ ἔστινfromἐκthe Fatherτοῦ πατρόςbutἀλλὰisἐστίνfromἐκthe world.τοῦ κόσμου
Andκαὶthe worldὁ κόσμοςis passing away,παράγεταιandκαὶits desire;ἡ ἐπιθυμία αὐτοῦbutδὲwhoeverὁdoesποιῶνthe willτὸ θέλημαof Godτοῦ θεοῦremainsμένειforever.εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
Children,Παιδίαit isἐστίνthe lastἐσχάτηhour;ὥραandκαὶasκαθὼςyou heardἠκούσατεthatὅτιantichristἀντίχριστοςis coming,ἔρχεταιsoκαὶnowνῦνmanyπολλοὶantichristsἀντίχριστοιhave come;γεγόνασινfrom thisὅθενwe knowγινώσκομενthatὅτιit isἐστίνthe lastἐσχάτηhour.ὥρα
They went outἐξῆλθανfromἐξus,ἡμῶνbutἀλλ’they were notοὐκ ἦσανofἐξus;ἡμῶνforγὰρifεἰthey had beenἦσανofἐξus,ἡμῶνthey wouldἂνhave remainedμεμενήκεισανwithμεθ’us;ἡμῶνbutἀλλ’they went outso thatἵναit might be made plainφανερωθῶσινthatὅτιnoneοὐκ πάντεςof them areεἰσὶνofἐξus.ἡμῶν
Andκαὶyouὑμεῖςhaveἔχετεan anointingχρῖσμαfromἀπὸthe Holy One,τοῦ ἁγίουandκαὶyouοἴδατεallπάντεςknow.οἴδατε
I have notοὐκwrittenἔγραψαto youὑμῖνbecauseὅτιyou do notοὐκknowοἴδατεthe truth,τὴν ἀλήθειανbutἀλλ’becauseὅτιyou knowοἴδατεit,αὐτήνandκαὶbecauseὅτιnoπᾶν οὐκlieψεῦδοςisἔστινofἐκthe truth.τῆς ἀληθείας
Whoτίςisἐστινthe liarὁ ψεύστηςbutεἰ μὴthe one whoὁdeniesἀρνούμενοςthatὅτιJesusἸησοῦςisἔστινthe Messiah?ὁ χριστόςThisοὗτόςisἐστινthe antichrist,ὁ ἀντίχριστοςthe one whoὁdeniesἀρνούμενοςthe Fatherτὸν πατέραandκαὶthe Son.τὸν υἱόν
Everyoneπᾶςwhoὁdeniesἀρνούμενοςthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνdoes notοὐδὲhaveἔχειthe Fatherτὸν πατέραeither;οὐδὲwhoeverὁconfessesὁμολογῶνthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνhasἔχειthe Fatherτὸν πατέραalso.καὶ
As for you,ὑμεῖςlet whatὃyou heardἠκούσατεfromἀπ’the beginningἀρχῆςremainμενέτωinἐνyou.ὑμῖνIfἐὰνwhatὃyou heardἠκούσατεfromἀπ’the beginningἀρχῆςremainsμείνῃinἐνyou,ὑμῖνyouὑμεῖςalsoκαὶwill remainμενεῖτεinἐνthe Sonτῷ υἱῷandκαὶinἐνthe Father.τῷ πατρὶ
Andκαὶthisαὕτηisἐστὶνthe promiseἡ ἐπαγγελίαthatἣνheαὐτὸςmadeἐπηγγείλατοus:ἡμῖνeternalτὴν αἰώνιονlife.τὴν ζωὴν
I have writtenἔγραψαthese thingsΤαῦταto youὑμῖνaboutπερὶthose whoτῶνare leadingπλανώντωνyouὑμᾶςastray.πλανώντων
Andκαὶas for you,ὑμεῖςthe anointingτὸ χρῖσμαthatὃyou receivedἐλάβετεfromἀπ’himαὐτοῦremainsμένειinἐνyou,ὑμῖνandκαὶyou haveἔχετεnoοὐneedχρείανforἵναanyoneτιςto teachδιδάσκῃyou;ὑμᾶςbutἀλλ’asὡςhis anointingτὸ αὐτοῦ χρῖσμαteachesδιδάσκειyouὑμᾶςaboutπερὶall things,πάντωνandκαὶisἐστινtrueἀληθέςandκαὶis notοὐκ ἔστινa lie,ψεῦδοςandκαὶjust asκαθὼςit has taughtἐδίδαξενyou,ὑμᾶςremainμένετεinἐνhim.αὐτῷ
AndΚαὶnow,νῦνlittle children,τεκνίαremainμένετεinἐνhim,αὐτῷso thatἵναwhenἐὰνhe is revealedφανερωθῇwe may haveσχῶμενconfidenceπαρρησίανandκαὶnotμὴshrink away in shameαἰσχυνθῶμενfromἀπ’himαὐτοῦatἐνhis coming.τῇ παρουσίᾳ αὐτοῦ
Ifἐὰνyou knowεἰδῆτεthatὅτιhe isἐστινrighteous,δίκαιόςknowγινώσκετεthatὅτιeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁdoesποιῶνrighteousnessτὴν δικαιοσύνηνhas been bornγεγέννηταιofἐξhim.αὐτοῦ