The elder,Ὁ πρεσβύτεροςto the chosenἐκλεκτῇladyκυρίᾳandκαὶher children,τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῆςwhomοὓςIἐγὼloveἀγαπῶinἐνtruth,ἀληθείᾳandκαὶnotοὐκIἐγὼonly,μόνοςbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶallπάντεςwhoοἱhave come to knowἐγνωκότεςthe truth,τὴν ἀλήθειαν
because ofδιὰthe truthτὴν ἀλήθειανthatτὴνremainsμένουσανinἐνusἡμῖνandκαὶwill beἔσταιwithμεθ’usἡμῶνforever:εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
grace,χάριςmercy,ἔλεοςpeaceεἰρήνηwill beἔσταιwithμεθ’usἡμῶνfromπαρὰGodθεοῦthe FatherπατρόςandκαὶfromπαρὰJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah,Χριστοῦthe Sonτοῦ υἱοῦof the Father,τοῦ πατρόςinἐνtruthἀληθείᾳandκαὶlove.ἀγάπῃ
I rejoicedἘχάρηνgreatlyλίανtoὅτιfindεὕρηκαsome ofἐκyour childrenτῶν τέκνων σουwalkingπεριπατοῦνταςinἐνtruth,ἀληθείᾳjust asκαθὼςwe receivedἐλάβομενa commandmentἐντολὴνfromπαρὰthe Father.τοῦ πατρός
AndκαὶnowνῦνI askἐρωτῶyou,σεlady,κυρίαnotοὐχas thoughὡςI were writingγράφωνto youσοιa newκαινὴνcommandment,ἐντολὴνbutἀλλὰthe oneἣνwe have hadεἴχομενfromἀπ’the beginning,ἀρχῆςthatἵναwe loveἀγαπῶμενone another.ἀλλήλους
Andκαὶthisαὕτηisἐστὶνlove,ἡ ἀγάπηthatἵναwe walkπεριπατῶμενaccording toκατὰhis commandments;τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦthisαὕτηisἐστινthe commandment,ἡ ἐντολήjust asκαθὼςyou heardἠκούσατεfromἀπ’the beginning,ἀρχῆςthatἵναyou walkπεριπατῆτεinἐνit.αὐτῇ
Forὅτιmanyπολλοὶdeceiversπλάνοιhave gone outἐξῆλθονintoεἰςthe world,τὸν κόσμονthose whoοἱdo notμὴconfessὁμολογοῦντεςJesusἸησοῦνthe MessiahΧριστὸνcomingἐρχόμενονinἐνthe flesh;σαρκίthisοὗτόςisἐστινthe deceiverὁ πλάνοςandκαὶthe antichrist.ὁ ἀντίχριστος
Watchβλέπετεyourselves,ἑαυτούςso thatἵναyou do notμὴloseἀπολέσητεwhatἃwe have worked for,εἰργασάμεθαbutἀλλὰreceiveἀπολάβητεa fullπλήρηreward.μισθὸν
Everyoneπᾶςwhoὁgoes aheadπροάγωνandκαὶdoes notμὴremainμένωνinἐνthe teachingτῇ διδαχῇof the Messiahτοῦ Χριστοῦdoes notοὐκhaveἔχειGod;θεὸνwhoeverὁremainsμένωνinἐνthe teaching,τῇ διδαχῇheοὗτοςhasἔχειbothκαὶthe Fatherτὸν πατέραandκαὶthe Son.τὸν υἱὸν
Ifεἴanyoneτιςcomesἔρχεταιtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςandκαὶdoes notοὐbringφέρειthis teaching,ταύτην τὴν διδαχὴνdo notμὴreceiveλαμβάνετεhimαὐτὸνintoεἰςyourhouseοἰκίανandκαὶdo notμὴgreetχαίρειν λέγετεhim;αὐτῷ
forγὰρwhoeverὁgreetsλέγων χαίρεινhimαὐτῷsharesκοινωνεῖin his evilαὐτοῦ τοῖς πονηροῖςworks.τοῖς ἔργοις
Though I haveἔχωνmany thingsΠολλὰto writeγράφεινto you,ὑμῖνI did notοὐκwant to do soἐβουλήθηνwithδιὰpaperχάρτουandκαὶink;μέλανοςbutἀλλὰI hopeἐλπίζωto comeγενέσθαιtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςandκαὶspeakλαλῆσαιfaceστόμαtoπρὸςface,στόμαso thatἵναyour joyἡ χαρὰ ὑμῶνmay beᾖcomplete.πεπληρωμένη
The childrenτὰ τέκναof your chosenτῆς σου τῆς ἐκλεκτῆςsisterἀδελφῆςgreetἈσπάζεταίyou.σε