ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΗ ΠΡΩΤΗ

First Epistle of John the Theologian

CHAPTER 2

| 1 | τεκνια |  | μου |  | ταυτα |  | γραφω |  | υμιν |  | ινα |  | μη |  | αμαρτητε |  | και |
|  | Little 2 children 3 |  | my, 1 |  | these things |  | I write |  | to you, |  | that |  | ye may not sin; |  | ♦ |  | and |

εαν |  | τις |  | αμαρτη |  | παρακλητον |  | εχομεν |  | προς |  | τον |  | πατερα |  | ιησουν |  | χριστον |
if |  | anyone |  | should sin, |  | a Paraclete |  | we have |  | with |  | the |  | Father, |  | Jesus |  | Christ |

δικαιον |  |
[the] righteous; |  |

| 2 | και |  | αυτος |  | ιλασμος |  | εστιν |  | περι |  | των |  | αμαρτιων |  | ημων |  | ου |  | περι |  | των |
|  | and |  | he |  | [the] propitiation |  | is |  | for |  | our sins; |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | not 2 |  | for 3 |  | ours 4 |

ημετερων |  | δε |  | μονον |  | αλλα |  | και |  | περι |  | ολου |  | του |  | κοσμου |  |
♦ |  | but 1 |  | only, |  | but |  | also |  | for |  | whole 2 |  | the 1 |  | world. |  |

| 3 | και |  | εν |  | τουτω |  | γινωσκομεν |  | οτι |  | εγνωκαμεν |  | αυτον |  | εαν |  | τας |
|  | And |  | by |  | this |  | we know |  | that |  | we have known |  | him, |  | if |  | his commandments |

εντολας |  | αυτου |  | τηρωμεν |  |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | we keep. |  |

| 4 | ο |  | λεγων |  | εγνωκα |  | αυτον |  | και |  | τας |  | εντολας |  | αυτου |
|  | He that |  | says, |  | I have known |  | him, |  | and |  | his commandments |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

μη |  | τηρων |  | ψευστης |  | εστιν |  | και |  | εν |  | τουτω |  | η |  | αληθεια |  | ουκ |  | εστιν |  |
is not keeping, |  | ♦ |  | a liar |  | is, |  | and |  | in |  | him |  | the |  | truth |  | is not; |  | ♦ |  |

| 5 | ος |  | δ |  | αν |  | τηρη |  | αυτου |  | τον |  | λογον |  | αληθως |  | εν |  | τουτω |  | η |  | αγαπη |
|  | but whoever |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | may keep |  | his |  | ♦ |  | word, |  | truly |  | in |  | him |  | the |  | love |

του |  | θεου |  | τετελειωται |  | εν |  | τουτω |  | γινωσκομεν |  | οτι |  | εν |  | αυτω |  | εσμεν |  |
♦ |  | of God |  | has been perfected. |  | By |  | this |  | we know |  | that |  | in |  | him |  | we are. |  |

| 6 | ο |  | λεγων |  | εν |  | αυτω |  | μενειν |  | οφειλει |  | καθως |  | εκεινος |  | περιεπατησεν |  | και
|  | He that |  | says |  | in |  | him [he] |  | abides, |  | ought, |  | even as |  | he |  | walked, |  | also

| αυτος |  | ουτως |  | περιπατειν |  |
| himself |  | so |  | to walk. |  |

| 7 | αδελφοι |  | ουκ |  | εντολην |  | καινην |  | γραφω |  | υμιν |  | αλλ |  | εντολην |
|  | Brethren, |  | not |  | a commandment 2 |  | new 1 |  | I write |  | to you, |  | but |  | commandment 3 |

παλαιαν |  | ην |  | ειχετε |  | απ |  | αρχης |  | η |  | εντολη |  | η |  | παλαια |  | εστιν |  | ο |
an 1 old, 2 |  | which |  | ye had |  | from |  | [the] beginning: |  | the |  | commandment 2 |  | ♦ |  | old 1 |  | is |  | the |

λογος |  | ον |  | ηκουσατε |  | απ |  | αρχης |  |
word |  | which |  | ye heard |  | from |  | [the] beginning. |  |

| 8 | παλιν |  | εντολην |  | καινην |  | γραφω |  | υμιν |  | ο |  | εστιν |  | αληθες |  | εν |  | αυτω |  | και
|  | Again |  | a commandment 2 |  | new 1 |  | I write |  | to you, |  | which |  | is |  | true |  | in |  | him |  | and

| εν |  | υμιν |  | οτι |  | η |  | σκοτια |  | παραγεται |  | και |  | το |  | φως |  | το |  | αληθινον |  | ηδη |
| in |  | you, |  | because |  | the |  | darkness |  | is passing away, |  | and |  | the |  | light 2 |  | ♦ |  | true 1 |  | already |

φαινει |  |
shines. |  |

| 9 | ο |  | λεγων |  | εν |  | τω |  | φωτι |  | ειναι |  | και |  | τον |  | αδελφον |  | αυτου |  | μισων |  | εν |
|  | He that |  | says |  | in |  | the |  | light |  | [he] is, |  | and |  | his 2 brother 3 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | hates, 1 |  | in |

τη |  | σκοτια |  | εστιν |  | εως |  | αρτι |  |
the |  | darkness |  | is |  | until |  | now. |  |

| 10 | ο |  | αγαπων |  | τον |  | αδελφον |  | αυτου |  | εν |  | τω |  | φωτι |  | μενει |  | και |
|  | He that |  | loves |  | his brother, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | in |  | the |  | light |  | abides, |  | and |

σκανδαλον |  | εν |  | αυτω |  | ουκ |  | εστιν |  |
cause 4 of 5 offence 6 |  | in 7 |  | him 8 |  | there 1 is 2 not. 3 |  | ♦ |  |

| 11 | ο |  | δε |  | μισων |  | τον |  | αδελφον |  | αυτου |  | εν |  | τη |  | σκοτια |  | εστιν |  | και |  | εν |
|  | But he that |  | ♦ |  | hates |  | his brother, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | in |  | the |  | darkness |  | is, |  | and |  | in |

τη |  | σκοτια |  | περιπατει |  | και |  | ουκ |  | οιδεν |  | που |  | υπαγει |  | οτι |  | η |  | σκοτια |
the |  | darkness |  | walks, |  | and |  | knows not |  | ♦ |  | where |  | he goes, |  | because |  | the |  | darkness |

ετυφλωσεν |  | τους |  | οφθαλμους |  | αυτου |  |
blinded |  | his eyes. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 12 | γραφω |  | υμιν |  | τεκνια |  | οτι |  | αφεωνται |  | υμιν |  | αι |  | αμαρτιαι |
|  | I write |  | to you, |  | little children, |  | because |  | have been forgiven |  | you [your] |  | ♦ |  | sins |

δια |  | το |  | ονομα |  | αυτου |  |
for the sake of |  | his name. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 13 | γραφω |  | υμιν |  | πατερες |  | οτι |  | εγνωκατε |  | τον |  | απ |  | αρχης |
|  | I write |  | to you, |  | fathers |  | because |  | ye have known |  | him who [is] |  | from |  | [the] beginning. |

γραφω |  | υμιν |  | νεανισκοι |  | οτι |  | νενικηκατε |  | τον |  | πονηρον |  | γραφω |  | υμιν |
I write |  | to you, |  | young men, |  | because |  | ye have overcome |  | the |  | wicked [one]. |  | I write |  | to you, |

παιδια |  | οτι |  | εγνωκατε |  | τον |  | πατερα |  |
little children, |  | because |  | ye have known |  | the |  | Father. |  |

| 14 | εγραψα |  | υμιν |  | πατερες |  | οτι |  | εγνωκατε |  | τον |  | απ |  | αρχης |
|  | I wrote |  | to you, |  | fathers, |  | because |  | ye have known |  | him who [is] |  | from |  | [the] beginning. |

εγραψα |  | υμιν |  | νεανισκοι |  | οτι |  | ισχυροι |  | εστε |  | και |  | ο |  | λογος |  | του |  | θεου |  | εν |
I wrote |  | to you, |  | young men, |  | because |  | strong |  | ye are |  | and |  | the |  | word |  | ♦ |  | of God |  | in |

υμιν |  | μενει |  | και |  | νενικηκατε |  | τον |  | πονηρον |  |
you |  | abides, |  | and |  | ye have overcome |  | the |  | wicked [one]. |  |

| 15 | μη |  | αγαπατε |  | τον |  | κοσμον |  | μηδε |  | τα |  | εν |  | τω |  | κοσμω |  | εαν |  | τις |
|  | Love not |  | ♦ |  | the |  | world, |  | nor |  | the things |  | in |  | the |  | world. |  | If |  | anyone |

αγαπα |  | τον |  | κοσμον |  | ουκ |  | εστιν |  | η |  | αγαπη |  | του |  | πατρος |  | εν |  | αυτω |  |
should love |  | the |  | world, |  | not 7 |  | is 8 |  | the 1 |  | love 2 |  | of 3 the 4 |  | Father 5 |  | in |  | him; |  |

| 16 | οτι |  | παν |  | το |  | εν |  | τω |  | κοσμω |  | η |  | επιθυμια |  | της |  | σαρκος |  | και |  | η |
|  | because |  | all |  | that which [is] |  | in |  | the |  | world, |  | the |  | desire |  | of the |  | flesh, |  | and |  | the |

επιθυμια |  | των |  | οφθαλμων |  | και |  | η |  | αλαζονεια |  | του |  | βιου |  | ουκ |  | εστιν |  | εκ |  | του |
desire |  | of the |  | eyes, |  | and |  | the |  | vaunting |  | ♦ |  | of life, |  | is not |  | ♦ |  | of |  | the |

πατρος |  | αλλ |  | εκ |  | του |  | κοσμου |  | εστιν |  |
Father, |  | but |  | of |  | the |  | world |  | is; |  |

| 17 | και |  | ο |  | κοσμος |  | παραγεται |  | και |  | η |  | επιθυμια |  | αυτου |  | ο |  | δε |  | ποιων |  | το |
|  | and |  | the |  | world |  | is passing away, |  | and |  | the |  | lust |  | of it, |  | be he that |  | ♦ |  | does |  | the |

θελημα |  | του |  | θεου |  | μενει |  | εις |  | τον |  | αιωνα |  |
will |  | ♦ |  | of God |  | abides |  | for |  | ♦ |  | ever. |  |

| 18 | παιδια |  | εσχατη |  | ωρα |  | εστιν |  | και |  | καθως |  | ηκουσατε |  | οτι |  | ο |
|  | Little children, |  | [the] last |  | hour |  | it is, |  | and |  | according as |  | ye heard |  | that |  | the |

αντιχριστος |  | ερχεται |  | και |  | νυν |  | αντιχριστοι |  | πολλοι |  | γεγονασιν |  | οθεν |
antichrist |  | is coming, |  | even |  | now |  | antichrists 2 |  | many 1 |  | have arisen, |  | whence |

γινωσκομεν |  | οτι |  | εσχατη |  | ωρα |  | εστιν |  |
we know |  | that |  | [the] last |  | hour |  | it is. |  |

| 19 | εξ |  | ημων |  | εξηλθον |  | αλλ |  | ουκ |  | ησαν |  | εξ |  | ημων |  | ει |  | γαρ |
|  | From among |  | us |  | they went out, |  | but |  | they were not |  | ♦ |  | of |  | us; |  | for if |  | ♦ |

ησαν |  | εξ |  | ημων |  | μεμενηκεισαν |  | αν |  | μεθ |  | ημων |  | αλλ |  | ινα |
they were |  | of |  | us, |  | they would have remained |  | ♦ |  | with |  | us, |  | but |  | that |

φανερωθωσιν |  | οτι |  | ουκ |  | εισιν |  | παντες |  | εξ |  | ημων |  |
they might be made manifest |  | that |  | are 2 not 3 |  | ♦ |  | all 1 |  | of |  | us. |  |

| 20 | και |  | υμεις |  | χρισμα |  | εχετε |  | απο |  | του |  | αγιου |  | και |  | οιδατε |  | παντα |  |
|  | And |  | ye |  | [the] anointing |  | have |  | from |  | the |  | holy [one], |  | and |  | ye know |  | all things. |  |

| 21 | ουκ |  | εγραψα |  | υμιν |  | οτι |  | ουκ |  | οιδατε |  | την |  | αληθειαν |  | αλλ |  | οτι
|  | I wrote not |  | ♦ |  | to you |  | because |  | ye know not |  | ♦ |  | the |  | truth, |  | but |  | because

| οιδατε |  | αυτην |  | και |  | οτι |  | παν |  | ψευδος |  | εκ |  | της |  | αληθειας |  | ουκ |  | εστιν |  |
| ye know |  | it, |  | and |  | that |  | any (lit. every) 2 |  | lie 3 |  | of 5 |  | the 6 |  | truth 7 |  | not 1 |  | is. 4 |  |

| 22 | τις |  | εστιν |  | ο |  | ψευστης |  | ει |  | μη |  | ο |  | αρνουμενος |  | οτι |  | ιησους |  | ουκ |  | εστιν |  | ο
|  | Who |  | is |  | the |  | liar |  | but |  | ♦ |  | he that |  | denies |  | that |  | Jesus |  | ♦ |  | is |  | the

| χριστος |  | ουτος |  | εστιν |  | ο |  | αντιχριστος |  | ο |  | αρνουμενος |  | τον |  | πατερα |  | και |  | τον |
| Christ? |  | He |  | is |  | the |  | antichrist |  | who |  | denies |  | the |  | Father |  | and |  | the |

υιον |  |
Son. |  |

| 23 | πας |  | ο |  | αρνουμενος |  | τον |  | υιον |  | ουδε |  | τον |  | πατερα |  | εχει |  |
|  | Everyone |  | that |  | denies |  | the |  | Son, |  | neither |  | the 3 |  | Father 4 |  | has 1 he. 2 |  |

| 24 | υμεις |  | ουν |  | ο |  | ηκουσατε |  | απ |  | αρχης |  | εν |  | υμιν |  | μενετω |  | εαν |  | εν |
|  | Ye |  | therefore |  | what |  | ye heard |  | from |  | [the] beginning, |  | in |  | you |  | let it abide: |  | if |  | in |

υμιν |  | μεινη |  | ο |  | απ |  | αρχης |  | ηκουσατε |  | και |  | υμεις |  | εν |  | τω |  | υιω |  | και |  | εν |
you |  | should abide |  | what |  | from |  | [the] beginning |  | ye heard, |  | also |  | ye |  | in |  | the |  | Son |  | and |  | in |

τω |  | πατρι |  | μενειτε |  |
the |  | Father |  | shall abide. |  |

| 25 | και |  | αυτη |  | εστιν |  | η |  | επαγγελια |  | ην |  | αυτος |  | επηγγειλατο |  | ημιν |  | την |  | ζωην |
|  | And |  | this |  | is |  | the |  | promise |  | which |  | he |  | promised |  | us, |  | ♦ |  | life |

την |  | αιωνιον |  |
♦ |  | eternal. |  |

| 26 | ταυτα |  | εγραψα |  | υμιν |  | περι |  | των |  | πλανωντων |  | υμας |  |
|  | These things |  | I wrote |  | to you |  | concerning |  | those who |  | lead astray 2 |  | you: 1 |  |

| 27 | και |  | υμεις |  | το |  | χρισμα |  | ο |  | ελαβετε |  | απ |  | αυτου |  | εν |  | υμιν |  | μενει |  | και |  | ου |
|  | and |  | you |  | the |  | anointing |  | which |  | ye received |  | from |  | him, |  | in |  | you |  | abides, |  | and |  | not |

χρειαν |  | εχετε |  | ινα |  | τις |  | διδασκη |  | υμας |  | αλλ |  | ως |  | το |  | αυτο |  | χρισμα |  | διδασκει |
need |  | ye have |  | that |  | anyone |  | should teach |  | you; |  | but |  | as |  | the |  | same |  | anointing |  | teaches |

υμας |  | περι |  | παντων |  | και |  | αληθες |  | εστιν |  | και |  | ουκ |  | εστιν |  | ψευδος |  | και |  | καθως
you |  | concerning |  | all things. |  | and |  | true |  | is, |  | and |  | is not |  | ♦ |  | a lie; |  | and |  | even as

| εδιδαξεν |  | υμας |  | μενειτε |  | εν |  | αυτω |  |
| it taught |  | you, |  | ye shall abide |  | in |  | him. |  |

| 28 | και |  | νυν |  | τεκνια |  | μενετε |  | εν |  | αυτω |  | ινα |  | οταν |  | φανερωθη |  | εχωμεν |
|  | And |  | now, |  | little children, |  | abide |  | in |  | him, |  | that |  | when |  | he be manifested |  | we might have |

παρρησιαν |  | και |  | μη |  | αισχυνθωμεν |  | απ |  | αυτου |  | εν |  | τη |  | παρουσια |
boldness, |  | and |  | not |  | be put to shame |  | from before him |  | ♦ |  | at |  | his coming. |  | ♦ |

αυτου |  |
♦ |  |

| 29 | εαν |  | ειδητε |  | οτι |  | δικαιος |  | εστιν |  | γινωσκετε |  | οτι |  | πας |  | ο |  | ποιων |  | την |
|  | If |  | ye know |  | that |  | righteous |  | he is, |  | ye know |  | that |  | everyone |  | who |  | practises |  | ♦ |

δικαιοσυνην |  | εξ |  | αυτου |  | γεγεννηται |  |
righteousness |  | of |  | him |  | has been begotten. |  |