Greeting from the Elder

Ho
The
πρεσβύτερος ,
presbyteros
Ἐκλεκτῇ
Eklektē
To [the] elect
κυρίᾳ
kyria
καὶ
kai
and
τοῖς
tois
the
τέκνοις
teknois
αὐτῆς ,
autēs
of her ,
οὓς
hous
ἐγὼ
egō
I
ἀγαπῶ
agapō
ἐν
en
in
ἀληθείᾳ ,
alētheia
καὶ
kai
and
οὐκ
ouk
not
ἐγὼ
egō
I
μόνος ,
monos
ἀλλὰ
alla
but
καὶ
kai
πάντες
pantes
οἱ
hoi
ἐγνωκότες
egnōkotes
τὴν
tēn
the
ἀλήθειαν —
alētheian
truth
διὰ
dia
τὴν
tēn
the
ἀλήθειαν
alētheian
τὴν
tēn
-
μένουσαν
menousan
ἐν
en
in
ἡμῖν
hēmin
us
καὶ
kai
and
μεθ’
meth’
with
ἡμῶν
hēmōn
us
ἔσται
estai
that will be
εἰς
eis
to
τὸν
ton
the
αἰῶνα :
aiōna
age :
Ἔσται
Estai
Will be
μεθ’
meth’
with
ἡμῶν
hēmōn
us
χάρις ,
charis
ἔλεος ,
eleos
εἰρήνη
eirēnē
[and] peace
παρὰ
para
Θεοῦ
Theou
Πατρός
Patros
[the] Father
καὶ
kai
and
παρὰ
para
Ἰησοῦ
Iēsou
Χριστοῦ ,
Christou
τοῦ
tou
the
Υἱοῦ
Huiou
τοῦ
tou
of the
Πατρός ,
Patros
ἐν
en
in
ἀληθείᾳ
alētheia
καὶ
kai
and
ἀγάπῃ .
agapē

Walking in the Truth

Ἐχάρην
Echarēn
λίαν
lian
ὅτι
hoti
εὕρηκα
heurēka
ἐκ
ek
[some] of
τῶν
tōn
the
τέκνων
teknōn
σου
sou
of you
περιπατοῦντας
peripatountas
ἐν
en
in
ἀληθείᾳ ,
alētheia
καθὼς
kathōs
just as
ἐντολὴν
entolēn
ἐλάβομεν
elabomen
παρὰ
para
τοῦ
tou
the
Πατρός .
Patros
καὶ
kai
And
νῦν
nyn
ἐρωτῶ
erōtō
σε ,
se
you ,
κυρία ,
kyria
οὐχ
ouch
not
ὡς
hōs
as
ἐντολὴν
entolēn
«γράφων
graphōn
I am writing
σοι» ⇔
soi
to you
καινὴν ,
kainēn
new ,
ἀλλὰ
alla
but
ἣν
hēn
εἴχομεν*
eichomen
ἀπ’
ap’
ἀρχῆς ,
archēs
[the] beginning ,
ἵνα
hina
ἀγαπῶμεν
agapōmen
ἀλλήλους .
allēlous
καὶ
kai
And
αὕτη
hautē
ἐστὶν
estin
is
-
ἀγάπη ,
agapē
ἵνα
hina
περιπατῶμεν
peripatōmen
κατὰ
kata
τὰς
tas
the
ἐντολὰς
entolas
αὐτοῦ .
autou
of Him .
αὕτη
hautē
the
ἐντολή
entolē
ἐστιν
estin
is
καθὼς
kathōs
just as
ἠκούσατε
ēkousate
ἀπ’
ap’
ἀρχῆς ,
archēs
[the] beginning ,
ἵνα
hina
so that
ἐν
en
in
αὐτῇ
autē
it
περιπατῆτε .
peripatēte

Beware of Deceivers

Ὅτι
Hoti
πολλοὶ
polloi
πλάνοι
planoi
ἐξῆλθον
exēlthon
εἰς
eis
τὸν
ton
the
κόσμον ,
kosmon
οἱ
hoi
μὴ
not
ὁμολογοῦντες
homologountes
Ἰησοῦν
Iēsoun
Χριστὸν
Christon
ἐρχόμενον
erchomenon
ἐν
en
in
σαρκί .
sarki
οὗτός
houtos
ἐστιν
estin
is
ho
the
πλάνος
planos
καὶ
kai
and
ho
the
ἀντίχριστος .
antichristos
βλέπετε
blepete
ἑαυτούς ,
heautous
ἵνα
hina
so that
μὴ
not
ἀπολέσητε
apolesēte
εἰργασάμεθα* ,
eirgasametha
ἀλλὰ
alla
but
μισθὸν
misthon
πλήρη
plērē
ἀπολάβητε .
apolabēte
πᾶς
pas
ho
-
προάγων
proagōn
καὶ
kai
and
μὴ
not
μένων
menōn
ἐν
en
in
τῇ
the
διδαχῇ
didachē
τοῦ
tou
-
Χριστοῦ ,
Christou
of Christ ,
Θεὸν
Theon
οὐκ
ouk
not
ἔχει .
echei
has .
ho
The [one]
μένων
menōn
ἐν
en
in
τῇ
the
διδαχῇ ,
didachē
οὗτος
houtos
καὶ
kai
τὸν
ton
the
Πατέρα
Patera
καὶ
kai
and
τὸν
ton
the
Υἱὸν
Huion
ἔχει .
echei
has .
Εἴ
Ei
If
τις
tis
ἔρχεται
erchetai
πρὸς
pros
to
ὑμᾶς
hymas
καὶ
kai
and
ταύτην
tautēn
τὴν
tēn
-
διδαχὴν
didachēn
οὐ
ou
not
φέρει ,
pherei
μὴ
not
λαμβάνετε
lambanete
αὐτὸν
auton
εἰς
eis
οἰκίαν ,
oikian
[the] house ,
καὶ
kai
and
χαίρειν
chairein
αὐτῷ
autō
μὴ
not
λέγετε ;
legete
ho
the [one]
λέγων
legōn
γὰρ
gar
αὐτῷ
autō
χαίρειν
chairein
κοινωνεῖ
koinōnei
τοῖς
tois
in the
ἔργοις
ergois
αὐτοῦ
autou
of him
τοῖς
tois
-
πονηροῖς .
ponērois

Final Greetings

Πολλὰ
Polla
ἔχων
echōn
ὑμῖν
hymin
to you
γράφειν ,
graphein
to write ,
οὐκ
ouk
not
ἐβουλήθην
eboulēthēn
διὰ
dia
with
χάρτου
chartou
καὶ
kai
and
μέλανος ;
melanos
ink ;
ἀλλὰ
alla
but
ἐλπίζω
elpizō
γενέσθαι
genesthai
to come
πρὸς
pros
to
ὑμᾶς ,
hymas
you ,
καὶ
kai
and
στόμα
stoma
πρὸς
pros
to
στόμα
stoma
λαλῆσαι ,
lalēsai
to speak ,
ἵνα
hina
so that
the
χαρὰ
chara
ἡμῶν
hēmōn
of us
πεπληρωμένη
peplērōmenē
ᾖ .
ē
may be .
Ἀσπάζεταί
Aspazetai
σε ,
se
you ,
τὰ
ta
the
τέκνα
tekna
τῆς
tēs
of the
ἀδελφῆς
adelphēs
σου
sou
of you
τῆς
tēs
-
ἐκλεκτῆς .
eklektēs
⧼Ἀμήν⧽ .
Amēn