| Chapter 3 |
1 | idete potaphn agaphn dedwken hmin o pathr ina tekna qeou klhqwmen dia touto o kosmoV ou ginwskei hmaV oti ouk egnw auton |
2 | agaphtoi nun tekna qeou esmen kai oupw efanerwqh ti esomeqa oidamen de oti ean fanerwqh omoioi autw esomeqa oti oyomeqa auton kaqwV estin |
3 | kai paV o ecwn thn elpida tauthn ep autw agnizei eauton kaqwV ekeinoV agnoV estin |
4 | paV o poiwn thn amartian kai thn anomian poiei kai h amartia estin h anomia |
5 | kai oidate oti ekeinoV efanerwqh ina taV amartiaV hmwn arh kai amartia en autw ouk estin |
6 | paV o en autw menwn ouc amartanei paV o amartanwn ouc ewraken auton oude egnwken auton |
7 | teknia mhdeiV planatw umaV o poiwn thn dikaiosunhn dikaioV estin kaqwV ekeinoV dikaioV estin |
8 | o poiwn thn amartian ek tou diabolou estin oti ap archV o diaboloV amartanei eiV touto efanerwqh o uioV tou qeou ina lush ta erga tou diabolou |
9 | paV o gegennhmenoV ek tou qeou amartian ou poiei oti sperma autou en autw menei kai ou dunatai amartanein oti ek tou qeou gegennhtai |
10 | en toutw fanera estin ta tekna tou qeou kai ta tekna tou diabolou paV o mh poiwn dikaiosunhn ouk estin ek tou qeou kai o mh agapwn ton adelfon autou |
11 | oti auth estin h aggelia hn hkousate ap archV ina agapwmen allhlouV |
12 | ou kaqwV kain ek tou ponhrou hn kai esfaxen ton adelfon autou kai carin tinoV esfaxen auton oti ta erga autou ponhra hn ta de tou adelfou autou dikaia |
13 | mh qaumazete adelfoi mou ei misei umaV o kosmoV |
14 | hmeiV oidamen oti metabebhkamen ek tou qanatou eiV thn zwhn oti agapwmen touV adelfouV o mh agapwn ton adelfon menei en tw qanatw |
15 | paV o miswn ton adelfon autou anqrwpoktonoV estin kai oidate oti paV anqrwpoktonoV ouk ecei zwhn aiwnion en autw menousan |
16 | en toutw egnwkamen thn agaphn oti ekeinoV uper hmwn thn yuchn autou eqhken kai hmeiV ofeilomen uper twn adelfwn taV yucaV tiqenai |
17 | oV d an ech ton bion tou kosmou kai qewrh ton adelfon autou creian econta kai kleish ta splagcna autou ap autou pwV h agaph tou qeou menei en autw |
18 | teknia mou mh agapwmen logw mhde glwssh all ergw kai alhqeia |
19 | kai en toutw ginwskomen oti ek thV alhqeiaV esmen kai emprosqen autou peisomen taV kardiaV hmwn |
20 | oti ean kataginwskh hmwn h kardia oti meizwn estin o qeoV thV kardiaV hmwn kai ginwskei panta |
21 | agaphtoi ean h kardia hmwn mh kataginwskh hmwn parrhsian ecomen proV ton qeon |
22 | kai o ean aitwmen lambanomen par autou oti taV entolaV autou throumen kai ta aresta enwpion autou poioumen |
23 | kai auth estin h entolh autou ina pisteuswmen tw onomati tou uiou autou ihsou cristou kai agapwmen allhlouV kaqwV edwken entolhn hmin |
24 | kai o thrwn taV entolaV autou en autw menei kai autoV en autw kai en toutw ginwskomen oti menei en hmin ek tou pneumatoV ou hmin edwken |