GNT

1 ὁ πρεσβύτερος ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῆς, οὓς ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καὶ οὐκ ἐγὼ μόνος ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐγνωκότες τὴν ἀλήθειαν,

2 διὰ τὴν ἀλήθειαν τὴν μένουσαν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν ἔσται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

3 ἔσται μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν χάρις ἔλεος εἰρήνη παρὰ θεοῦ πατρός, καὶ παρὰ ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ πατρός, ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἀγάπῃ.

4 ἐχάρην λίαν ὅτι εὕρηκα ἐκ τῶν τέκνων σου περιπατοῦντας ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καθὼς ἐντολὴν ἐλάβομεν παρὰ τοῦ πατρός.

5 καὶ νῦν ἐρωτῶ σε, κυρία, οὐχ ὡς ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφων σοι ἀλλὰ ἣν εἴχομεν ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς, ἵνα ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους.

6 καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη, ἵνα περιπατῶμεν κατὰ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ· αὕτη ἡ ἐντολή ἐστιν, καθὼς ἠκούσατε ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῇ περιπατῆτε.

7 ὅτι πολλοὶ πλάνοι ἐξῆλθον εἰς τὸν κόσμον, οἱ μὴ ὁμολογοῦντες ἰησοῦν χριστὸν ἐρχόμενον ἐν σαρκί· οὖτός ἐστιν ὁ πλάνος καὶ ὁ ἀντίχριστος.

8 βλέπετε ἑαυτούς, ἵνα μὴ ἀπολέσητε ἃ εἰργασάμεθα ἀλλὰ μισθὸν πλήρη ἀπολάβητε.

9 πᾶς ὁ προάγων καὶ μὴ μένων ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ τοῦ χριστοῦ θεὸν οὐκ ἔχει· ὁ μένων ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ, οὖτος καὶ τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὸν υἱὸν ἔχει.

10 εἴ τις ἔρχεται πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ ταύτην τὴν διδαχὴν οὐ φέρει, μὴ λαμβάνετε αὐτὸν εἰς οἰκίαν καὶ χαίρειν αὐτῶ μὴ λέγετε·

11 ὁ λέγων γὰρ αὐτῶ χαίρειν κοινωνεῖ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ τοῖς πονηροῖς.

12 πολλὰ ἔχων ὑμῖν γράφειν οὐκ ἐβουλήθην διὰ χάρτου καὶ μέλανος, ἀλλὰ ἐλπίζω γενέσθαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλῆσαι, ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ἡμῶν πεπληρωμένη ᾖ.

13 ἀσπάζεταί σε τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἀδελφῆς σου τῆς ἐκλεκτῆς.

KJV

1  The³⁵⁸⁸ elder⁴²⁴⁵ unto the elect¹⁵⁸⁸ lady²⁹⁵⁹ and²⁵³² her⁸⁴⁸ children,⁵⁰⁴³ whom³⁷³⁹ I¹⁴⁷³ love²⁵ in¹⁷²² the truth;²²⁵ and²⁵³² not³⁷⁵⁶ I¹⁴⁷³ only,³⁴⁴¹ but²³⁵ also²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ they that have known¹⁰⁹⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ truth;²²⁵

2  For the truth's sake,^{1223 3588 225} which dwelleth³³⁰⁶ in¹⁷²² us,²²⁵⁴ and²⁵³² shall be²⁰⁷¹ with³³²⁶ us²²⁵⁷ forever.^{1519 165}

3  Grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ be²⁰⁷¹ with³³²⁶ you,⁵²¹⁶ mercy,¹⁶⁵⁶ and peace,¹⁵¹⁵ from³⁸⁴⁴ God²³¹⁶ the Father,³⁹⁶² and²⁵³² from³⁸⁴⁴ the Lord²⁹⁶² Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ Son⁵²⁰⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Father,³⁹⁶² in¹⁷²² truth²²⁵ and²⁵³² love.²⁶

4  I rejoiced⁵⁴⁶³ greatly³⁰²⁹ that³⁷⁵⁴ I found²¹⁴⁷ of¹⁵³⁷ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ children⁵⁰⁴³ walking⁴⁰⁴³ in¹⁷²² truth,²²⁵ as²⁵³¹ we have received²⁹⁸³ a commandment¹⁷⁸⁵ from³⁸⁴⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ Father.³⁹⁶²

5  And²⁵³² now³⁵⁶⁸ I beseech²⁰⁶⁵ thee,⁴⁵⁷¹ lady,²⁹⁵⁹ not³⁷⁵⁶ as though⁵⁶¹³ I wrote¹¹²⁵ a new²⁵³⁷ commandment¹⁷⁸⁵ unto thee,⁴⁶⁷¹ but²³⁵ that which³⁷³⁹ we had²¹⁹² from⁵⁷⁵ the beginning,⁷⁴⁶ that²⁴⁴³ we love²⁵ one another.²⁴⁰

6  And²⁵³² this³⁷⁷⁸ is²⁰⁷⁶ love,²⁶ that²⁴⁴³ we walk⁴⁰⁴³ after²⁵⁹⁶ his⁸⁴⁸ commandments.¹⁷⁸⁵ This³⁷⁷⁸ is²⁰⁷⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ commandment,¹⁷⁸⁵ That,²⁴⁴³ as²⁵³¹ ye have heard¹⁹¹ from⁵⁷⁵ the beginning,⁷⁴⁶ ye should walk⁴⁰⁴³ in¹⁷²² it.⁸⁴⁶

7  For³⁷⁵⁴ many⁴¹⁸³ deceivers⁴¹⁰⁸ are entered¹⁵²⁵ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ world,²⁸⁸⁹ who confess³⁶⁷⁰ not³³⁶¹ that Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ is come²⁰⁶⁴ in¹⁷²² the flesh.⁴⁵⁶¹ This³⁷⁷⁸ is²⁰⁷⁶ a deceiver⁴¹⁰⁸ and²⁵³² an antichrist.⁵⁰⁰

8  Look to⁹⁹¹ yourselves,¹⁴³⁸ that²⁴⁴³ we lose⁶²² not³³⁶¹ those things which³⁷³⁹ we have wrought,²⁰³⁸ but²³⁵ that we receive⁶¹⁸ a full⁴¹³⁴ reward.³⁴⁰⁸

9  Whosoever³⁹⁵⁶ transgresseth,³⁸⁴⁵ and²⁵³² abideth³³⁰⁶ not³³⁶¹ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ doctrine¹³²² of Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ hath²¹⁹² not³⁷⁵⁶ God.²³¹⁶ He that abideth³³⁰⁶ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ doctrine¹³²² of Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ he³⁷⁷⁸ hath²¹⁹² both²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ Father³⁹⁶² and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ Son.⁵²⁰⁷

10  If there come any^{1536 2064} unto⁴³¹⁴ you,⁵²⁰⁹ and²⁵³² bring⁵³⁴² not³⁷⁵⁶ this⁵⁰²⁶ doctrine,¹³²² receive²⁹⁸³ him⁸⁴⁶ not³³⁶¹ into¹⁵¹⁹ your house,³⁶¹⁴ neither^{2532 3361} bid³⁰⁰⁴ him⁸⁴⁶ Godspeed:⁵⁴⁶³

11  For¹⁰⁶³ he that biddeth³⁰⁰⁴ him⁸⁴⁶ Godspeed⁵⁴⁶³ is partaker²⁸⁴¹ of his⁸⁴⁸ evil⁴¹⁹⁰ deeds.²⁰⁴¹

12  Having²¹⁹² many things⁴¹⁸³ to write¹¹²⁵ unto you,⁵²¹³ I would¹⁰¹⁴ not³⁷⁵⁶ write with¹²²³ paper⁵⁴⁸⁹ and²⁵³² ink:³¹⁸⁸ but²³⁵ I trust¹⁶⁷⁹ to come²⁰⁶⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ you,⁵²⁰⁹ and²⁵³² speak²⁹⁸⁰ face to face,^{4750 4314 4750} that²⁴⁴³ our²²⁵⁷ joy⁵⁴⁷⁹ may be⁵⁶⁰⁰ full.⁴¹³⁷

13  The³⁵⁸⁸ children⁵⁰⁴³ of thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ elect¹⁵⁸⁸ sister⁷⁹ greet⁷⁸² thee.⁴⁵⁷¹ Amen.²⁸¹

Vul

1 Senior Electæ dominæ, et natis ejus, quos ego diligo in veritate, et non ego solus, sed et omnes qui cognoverunt veritatem,

2 propter veritatem, quæ permanet in nobis, et nobiscum erit in æternum.

3 Sit vobiscum gratia, misericordia, pax a Deo Patre, et a Christo Jesu Filio Patris in veritate, et caritate.

4 Gavisus sum valde, quoniam inveni de filiis tuis ambulantes in veritate, sicut mandatum accepimus a Patre.

5 Et nunc rogo te domina, non tamquam mandatum novum scribens tibi, sed quod habuimus ab initio, ut diligamus alterutrum.

6 Et hæc est caritas, ut ambulemus secundum mandata ejus. Hoc est enim mandatum, ut quemadmodum audistis ab initio, in eo ambuletis.

7 Quoniam multi seductores exierunt in mundum, qui non confitentur Jesum Christum venisse in carnem: hic est seductor, et antichristus.

8 Videte vosmetipsos, ne perdatis quæ operati estis: sed ut mercedem plenam accipiatis.

9 Omnis qui recedit, et non permanet in doctrina Christi, Deum non habet: qui permanet in doctrina, hic et Patrem et Filium habet.

10 Si quis venit ad vos, et hanc doctrinam non affert, nolite recipere eum in domum, nec Ave ei dixeritis.

11 Qui enim dicit illi Ave, communicat operibus ejus malignis.

12 Plura habens vobis scribere, nolui per cartam et atramentum: spero enim me futurum apud vos, et os ad os loqui: ut gaudium vestrum plenum sit.

13 Salutant te filii sororis tuæ Electæ.