| Chapter 1 |
1 | o presbuteroV gaiw tw agaphtw on egw agapw en alhqeia |
2 | agaphte peri pantwn eucomai se euodousqai kai ugiainein kaqwV euodoutai sou h yuch |
3 | ecarhn gar lian ercomenwn adelfwn kai marturountwn sou th alhqeia kaqwV su en alhqeia peripateiV |
4 | meizoteran toutwn ouk ecw caran ina akouw ta ema tekna en alhqeia peripatounta |
5 | agaphte piston poieiV o ean ergash eiV touV adelfouV kai eiV touV xenouV |
6 | oi emarturhsan sou th agaph enwpion ekklhsiaV ouV kalwV poihseiV propemyaV axiwV tou qeou |
7 | uper gar tou onomatoV exhlqon mhden lambanonteV apo twn eqnwn |
8 | hmeiV oun ofeilomen apolambanein touV toioutouV ina sunergoi ginwmeqa th alhqeia |
9 | egraya th ekklhsia all o filoprwteuwn autwn diotrefhV ouk epidecetai hmaV |
10 | dia touto ean elqw upomnhsw autou ta erga a poiei logoiV ponhroiV fluarwn hmaV kai mh arkoumenoV epi toutoiV oute autoV epidecetai touV adelfouV kai touV boulomenouV kwluei kai ek thV ekklhsiaV ekballei |
11 | agaphte mh mimou to kakon alla to agaqon o agaqopoiwn ek tou qeou estin o de kakopoiwn ouc ewraken ton qeon |
12 | dhmhtriw memarturhtai upo pantwn kai up authV thV alhqeiaV kai hmeiV de marturoumen kai oidate oti h marturia hmwn alhqhV estin |
13 | polla eicon grafein all ou qelw dia melanoV kai kalamou soi grayai |
14 | elpizw de euqewV idein se kai stoma proV stoma lalhsomen eirhnh soi aspazontai se oi filoi aspazou touV filouV kat onoma |