4 •

ἐχάρην echarēn • glad

λίαν lian • very

ὅτι oti • that

εὕρηκα eurēka • find

ἐκ ek • of

τῶν tōn • the

τέκνων teknōn • children

σου sou • your

περιπατοῦντας peripatountas • walking

ἐν en • in

ἀληθείᾳ, alētheia • truth

καθὼς kathōs • just as

ἐντολὴν entolēn • commandment

ἐλάβομεν elabomen • received

παρὰ para • from

τοῦ tou • the

πατρός. patros • Father

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καὶ kai • And

νῦν nun • now

ἐρωτῶ erōtō • ask

σε, se • you

κυρία, kuria • lady

οὐχ ouch • not

ὡς ōs • though

ἐντολὴν entolēn • commandment

[καινὴν] kainēn • new

γράφων graphōn • writing

σοι soi • you

(καινὴν) kainēn • new

ἀλλὰ alla • but

ἣν ēn • which

εἴχομεν eichomen • had

ἀπ' ap • from

ἀρχῆς, archēs • beginning

ἵνα ina • that

ἀγαπῶμεν agapōmen • love

ἀλλήλους. allēlous • one another

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καὶ kai • And

αὕτη autē • this

ἐστὶν estin • is

ἡ ē • the

ἀγάπη, agapē • love

ἵνα ina • that

περιπατῶμεν peripatōmen • walk

κατὰ kata • according

τὰς tas • the

ἐντολὰς entolas • commandments

αὐτοῦ· autou • him

αὕτη autē • this

ἡ ē • the

ἐντολή entolē • commandments

ἐστιν, estin • is

καθὼς kathōs • just as

ἠκούσατε ēkousate • heard

ἀπ' ap • from

ἀρχῆς, archēs • beginning

ἵνα ina • that

ἐν en • in

αὐτῇ autē • herself

περιπατῆτε. peripatēte • walk

7 •

ὅτι oti • For

πολλοὶ polloi • many

πλάνοι planoi • deceivers

ἐξῆλθον exēlthon • gone

εἰς eis • into

τὸν ton • those

κόσμον, kosmon • world

οἱ oi • those

μὴ mē • not

ὁμολογοῦντες omologountes • acknowledge

Ἰησοῦν iēsoun • Jesus

Χριστὸν christon • Christ

ἐρχόμενον erchomenon • coming

ἐν en • in

σαρκί· sarki • flesh

οὗτός outos • this

ἐστιν estin • is

ὁ o • those

πλάνος planos • deceivers

καὶ kai • and

ὁ o • those

ἀντίχριστος. antichristos • antichrist

8 •

βλέπετε blepete • watch

ἑαυτούς, eautous • yourselves

ἵνα ina • so

μὴ mē • not

ἀπολέσητε apolesēte • lose

ἃ a • what

εἰργασάμεθα eirgasametha • accomplished

ἀλλὰ alla • but

μισθὸν misthon • reward

πλήρη plērē • full

ἀπολάβητε. apolabēte • receive

9 •

πᾶς pas • anyone

ὁ o • the

προάγων proagōn • bring forth

καὶ kai • both

μὴ mē • not

μένων menōn • abide

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

διδαχῇ didachē • teaching

τοῦ tou • the

Χριστοῦ christou • Christ

θεὸν theon • God

οὐκ ouk • not

ἔχει· echei • have

ὁ o • the

μένων menōn • abide

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

διδαχῇ, didachē • teaching

οὗτος outos • he

καὶ kai • both

τὸν ton • the

πατέρα patera • Father

καὶ kai • both

τὸν ton • the

υἱὸν uion • Son

ἔχει. echei • have

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εἴ ei • if

τις tis • anyone

ἔρχεται erchetai • comes

πρὸς pros • unto

ὑμᾶς umas • you

καὶ kai • and

ταύτην tautēn • this

τὴν tēn • the

διδαχὴν didachēn • teaching

οὐ ou • not

φέρει, pherei • bring

μὴ mē • not

λαμβάνετε lambanete • receive

αὐτὸν auton • him

εἰς eis • into

οἰκίαν oikian • house

καὶ kai • and

χαίρειν chairein • greeting

αὐτῷ autō • him

μὴ mē • not

λέγετε. legete • give

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ὁ o • the

λέγων legōn • gives

γὰρ gar • For

αὐτῷ autō • him

χαίρειν chairein • greeting

κοινωνεῖ koinōnei • participates

τοῖς tois • the

ἔργοις ergois • deeds

αὐτοῦ autou • him

τοῖς tois • the

πονηροῖς. ponērois • evil

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Πολλὰ polla • many things

ἔχων echōn • have

ὑμῖν umin • you

γράφειν graphein • write

οὐκ ouk • not

ἐβουλήθην eboulēthēn • want

διὰ dia • with

χάρτου chartou • paper

καὶ kai • and

μέλανος, melanos • ink

ἀλλὰ alla • but

ἐλπίζω elpizō • hope

γενέσθαι genesthai • come

πρὸς pros • to

ὑμᾶς umas • you

καὶ kai • and

στόμα stoma • face

πρὸς pros • to

στόμα stoma • face

λαλῆσαι, lalēsai • speak

ἵνα ina • so

ἡ ē • the

χαρὰ chara • joy

ὑμῶν / ἡμῶν ēmōn • our

πεπληρωμένη peplērōmenē • full

ᾖ. ē • be

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ἀσπάζεταί aspazetai • greet

σε se • you

τὰ ta • the

τέκνα tekna • children

τῆς tēs • the

ἀδελφῆς adelphēs • sister

σου sou • your

τῆς tēs • the

ἐκλεκτῆς. eklektēs • chosen