1 The|strong="G1722" elder|strong="G4245" to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" chosen|strong="G1588" lady|strong="G2959" and|strong="G2532" her|strong="G3956" children|strong="G5043", whom|strong="G3739" I|strong="G1473" love in|strong="G1722" truth—and|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3756" only|strong="G3441" I|strong="G1473", but|strong="G2532" also|strong="G2532" all|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3739" know|strong="G1097" the|strong="G1722" truth—
2 because|strong="G1223" of|strong="G1223" the|strong="G1722" truth that|strong="G3588" abides|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" us|strong="G1519" and|strong="G2532" will|strong="G1510" be|strong="G1510" with|strong="G3326" us|strong="G1519" forever|strong="G1519":
3 Grace|strong="G5485", mercy|strong="G1656", and|strong="G2532" peace|strong="G1515" will|strong="G2316" be|strong="G1510" with|strong="G3326" us|strong="G2249" from|strong="G3844" God|strong="G2316" the|strong="G1722" Father|strong="G3962" and|strong="G2532" from|strong="G3844" the|strong="G1722" Lord|strong="G3588" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547", the|strong="G1722" Son|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" the|strong="G1722" Father|strong="G3962", in|strong="G1722" truth and|strong="G2532" love.
4 I|strong="G3754" was|strong="G3588" overjoyed to|strong="G1722" find|strong="G2147" some|strong="G3588" of|strong="G1537" yoʋr children|strong="G5043" walking|strong="G4043" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" truth, just|strong="G2531" as|strong="G2531" we|strong="G3754" have|strong="G3748" been commanded|strong="G1785" by|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" Father|strong="G3962".
5 And|strong="G2532" now|strong="G3568" I|strong="G3739" ask|strong="G2065" yoʋ, dear lady|strong="G2959"—not|strong="G3756" as|strong="G5613" writing|strong="G1125" yoʋ a|strong="G5613" new|strong="G2537" commandment|strong="G1785", but|strong="G2532" one|strong="G3739" we|strong="G3739" have|strong="G2532" had|strong="G2532" from|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" beginning—that|strong="G2443" we|strong="G3739" love one|strong="G3739" another|strong="G3739".
6 Now|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" love, that|strong="G2443" we|strong="G2532" walk|strong="G4043" according|strong="G2596" to|strong="G2443" his|strong="G1722" commandments|strong="G1785". This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G1722" commandment|strong="G1785", just|strong="G2531" as|strong="G2531" you|strong="G1722" have|strong="G2532" heard it|strong="G2532" from|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" beginning, that|strong="G2443" you|strong="G1722" should|strong="G3588" walk|strong="G4043" in|strong="G1722" it|strong="G2532".
7 For|strong="G3754" many|strong="G4183" deceivers|strong="G4108" have|strong="G2532" come|strong="G2064" into|strong="G1519" the|strong="G1722" world|strong="G2889", who|strong="G3588" do|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3361" confess|strong="G3670" that|strong="G3754" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547" has|strong="G5547" come|strong="G2064" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" flesh|strong="G4561". This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G1722" deceiver|strong="G4108" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" antichrist.
8 Watch yourselves|strong="G1438", so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G2443" we|strong="G3739" do|strong="G3361" not|strong="G3361" lose what|strong="G3739" we|strong="G3739" have|strong="G3361" worked|strong="G2038" for|strong="G2443", but|strong="G3361" may|strong="G2443" receive a|strong="G3739" full|strong="G4134" reward|strong="G3408".
9 Everyone|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3588" transgresses and|strong="G2532" does|strong="G2192" not|strong="G3756" abide|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" teaching|strong="G1322" of|strong="G5207" Christ|strong="G5547" does|strong="G2192" not|strong="G3756" have|strong="G2192" God|strong="G2316". Whoever|strong="G3956" abides|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" teaching|strong="G1322" of|strong="G5207" Christ|strong="G5547" has|strong="G2192" both|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" Father|strong="G3962" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" Son|strong="G5207".
10 If|strong="G1487" anyone|strong="G5100" comes|strong="G2064" to|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210" and|strong="G2532" does|strong="G2064" not|strong="G3756" bring|strong="G5342" this|strong="G3778" teaching|strong="G1322", do|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3756" receive|strong="G2983" him|strong="G3588" into|strong="G1519" your|strong="G2532" house|strong="G3614", and|strong="G2532" do|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3756" greet him|strong="G3588";
11 for|strong="G1063" whoever|strong="G3588" greets him|strong="G3588" takes part in|strong="G3004" his|strong="G3588" evil|strong="G4190" works|strong="G2041".
12 Although|strong="G5210" I|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2192" much|strong="G4183" to|strong="G4314" write|strong="G1125" to|strong="G4314" you|strong="G5210", I|strong="G2532" would|strong="G1014" rather|strong="G3756" not|strong="G3756" use|strong="G2192" paper|strong="G5489" and|strong="G2532" ink|strong="G3188". Instead, I|strong="G2532" hope|strong="G1679" to|strong="G4314" come|strong="G1096" to|strong="G4314" you|strong="G5210" and|strong="G2532" speak|strong="G2980" face|strong="G4750" to|strong="G4314" face|strong="G4750", so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G2443" our|strong="G2532" joy|strong="G5479" may|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1096" full|strong="G4137".
13 The|strong="G3588" children|strong="G5043" of|strong="G5043" yoʋr chosen|strong="G1588" sister greet yoʋ.