| Chapter 3 |
1 | [] Idete opoian agaphn edwken eiV hmaV o Pathr, wste na onomasqwmen tekna Qeou. Dia touto o kosmoV den gnwrizei hmaV, dioti den egnwrisen auton. |
2 | Agaphtoi, twra eimeqa tekna Qeou, kai eti den efanerwqh ti qelomen eisqai× exeuromen omwV oti otan fanerwqh, qelomen eisqai omoioi me auton, dioti qelomen idei auton kaqwV einai. |
3 | Kai paV ostiV ecei thn elpida tauthn ep' auton kaqarizei eauton, kaqwV ekeinoV einai kaqaroV. |
4 | [] PaV ostiV prattei thn amartian prattei kai thn anomian, dioti h amartia einai h anomia. |
5 | Kai exeurete oti ekeinoV efanerwqh dia na shkwsh taV amartiaV hmwn, kai amartia en autw den uparcei. |
6 | PaV ostiV menei en autw den amartanei× paV o amartanwn den eiden auton oude egnwrisen auton. |
7 | Teknia, aV mh saV plana mhdeiV× ostiV prattei thn dikaiosunhn einai dikaioV, kaqwV ekeinoV einai dikaioV× |
8 | ostiV prattei thn amartian einai ek tou diabolou, dioti ap' archV o diaboloV amartanei. Dia touto efanerwqh o UioV tou Qeou, dia na katastreyh ta erga tou diabolou. |
9 | PaV ostiV egennhqh ek tou Qeou amartian den prattei, dioti sperma autou menei en autw× kai den dunatai na amartanh, dioti egennhqh ek tou Qeou. |
10 | En toutw gnwrizontai ta tekna tou Qeou kai ta tekna tou diabolou. PaV ostiV den prattei dikaiosunhn den einai ek tou Qeou, oude ostiV den agapa ton adelfon autou. |
11 | [] Dioti auth einai h paraggelia, thn opoian hkousate ap' archV, na agapwmen allhlouV× |
12 | ouci kaqwV o Kain hto ek tou ponhrou kai esfaxe ton adelfon autou× kai dia ti esfaxen auton; dioti ta erga autou hsan ponhra, ta de tou adelfou autou dikaia. |
13 | Mh qaumazete, adelfoi mou, an o kosmoV saV mish. |
14 | [] hmeiV exeuromen oti metebhmen ek tou qanatou eiV thn zwhn, dioti agapwmen touV adelfouV× ostiV den agapa ton adelfon menei en tw qanatw. |
15 | PaV ostiV misei ton adelfon autou einai anqrwpoktonoV× kai exeurete oti paV anqrwpoktonoV den ecei zwhn aiwnion menousan en eautw. |
16 | Ek toutou gnwrizomen thn agaphn, oti ekeinoV uper hmwn thn yuchn autou ebale× kai hmeiV crewstoumen uper twn adelfwn na ballwmen taV yucaV hmwn. |
17 | OstiV omwV ech ton bion tou kosmou kai qewrh ton adelfon autou oti ecei creian kai kleish ta splagcna autou ap' autou, pwV h agaph tou Qeou menei en autw; |
18 | Teknia mou, mh agapwmen me logon mhde me glwssan, alla me ergon kai alhqeian. |
19 | Kai ek toutou gnwrizomen oti eimeqa ek thV alhqeiaV, kai qelomen plhroforhsei taV kardiaV hmwn emprosqen autou, |
20 | [] dioti ean maV katakrinh h kardia, bebaiwV o QeoV einai megalhteroV thV kardiaV hmwn kai gnwrizei ta panta. |
21 | Agaphtoi, ean h kardia hmwn den maV katakrinh, ecomen parrhsian proV ton Qeon, |
22 | kai o, ti an zhtwmen lambanomen par' autou, dioti fulattomen taV entolaV autou kai prattomen ta aresta enwpion autou. |
23 | [] Kai auth einai h entolh autou, to na pisteuswmen eiV to onoma tou Uiou autou Ihsou Cristou kai na agapwmen allhlouV kaqwV edwken entolhn eiV hmaV. |
24 | Kai ostiV fulattei taV entolaV autou menei en autw, kai autoV en ekeinw. Kai ek toutou gnwrizomen oti menei en hmin, ek tou PneumatoV to opoion edwken eiV hmaV. |