¹[] Τεκνια μου, ταυτα σας γραφω δια να μη αμαρτησητε. Και εαν τις αμαρτηση, εχομεν παρακλητον προς τον Πατερα, τον Ιησουν Χριστον τον δικαιον·

¹My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor Greek Parakleton: Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, and Comforter. with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.

²και αυτος ειναι ιλασμος περι των αμαρτιων ημων, και ουχι μονον περι των ημετερων, αλλα και περι ολου του κοσμου.

²And he is the atoning sacrifice “atoning sacrifice” is from the Greek “hilasmos,” an appeasing, propitiating, or the means of appeasement or propitiation—the sacrifice that turns away God’s wrath because of our sin. for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

³[] Και εν τουτω γνωριζομεν οτι εγνωρισαμεν αυτον, εαν τας εντολας αυτου φυλαττωμεν.

³This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

⁴Οστις λεγει, Εγνωρισα αυτον, και τας εντολας αυτου δεν φυλαττει, ψευστης ειναι, και εν τουτω η αληθεια δεν υπαρχει·

⁴One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.

⁵οστις ομως φυλαττη τον λογον αυτου, αληθως εν τουτω η αγαπη του Θεου ειναι τετελειωμενη. Εν τουτω γνωριζομεν οτι ειμεθα εν αυτω.

⁵But whoever keeps his word, God’s love has most certainly been perfected in him. This is how we know that we are in him:

⁶Οστις λεγει οτι μενει εν αυτω χρεωστει, καθως εκεινος περιεπατησε, και αυτος ουτω να περιπατη.

⁶he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.

⁷[] Αδελφοι, δεν σας γραφω εντολην νεαν, αλλ' εντολην παλαιαν, την οποιαν ειχετε απ' αρχης· η εντολη η παλαια ειναι ο λογος, τον οποιον ηκουσατε απ' αρχης.

⁷Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.

⁸Παλιν εντολην νεαν σας γραφω, το οποιον ειναι αληθες εις αυτον και εις εσας, διοτι το σκοτος παρερχεται και το φως το αληθινον ηδη φεγγει.

⁸Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines.

⁹Οστις λεγει οτι ειναι εν τω φωτι και μισει τον αδελφον αυτου, εν τω σκοτει ειναι εως τωρα.

⁹He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.

¹⁰Οστις αγαπα τον αδελφον αυτου εν τω φωτι μενει, και σκανδαλον εν αυτω δεν ειναι·

¹⁰He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.

¹¹οστις ομως μισει τον αδελφον αυτου εν τω σκοτει ειναι και εν τω σκοτει περιπατει και δεν εξευρει που υπαγει, διοτι το σκοτος ετυφλωσε τους οφθαλμους αυτου.

¹¹But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

¹²[] Γραφω προς εσας, τεκνια, διοτι συνεχωρηθησαν αι αμαρτιαι σας δια το ονομα αυτου.

¹²I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

¹³Γραφω προς εσας, πατερες, διοτι εγνωρισατε τον απ' αρχης. Γραφω προς εσας, νεανισκοι, διοτι ενικησατε τον πονηρον. Γραφω προς εσας, παιδια, διοτι εγνωρισατε τον Πατερα.

¹³I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you know the Father.

¹⁴Εγραψα προς εσας, πατερες, διοτι εγνωρισατε τον απ' αρχης. Εγραψα προς εσας, νεανισκοι, διοτι εισθε ισχυροι και ο λογος του Θεου μενει εν υμιν και ενικησατε τον πονηρον.

¹⁴I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

¹⁵Μη αγαπατε τον κοσμον μηδε τα εν τω κοσμω. Εαν τις αγαπα τον κοσμον, η αγαπη του Πατρος δεν ειναι εν αυτω·

¹⁵Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.

¹⁶διοτι παν το εν τω κοσμω, η επιθυμια της σαρκος και η επιθυμια των οφθαλμων και η αλαζονεια του βιου δεν ειναι εκ του Πατρος, αλλ' ειναι εκ του κοσμου.

¹⁶For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.

¹⁷Και ο κοσμος παρερχεται και η επιθυμια αυτου· οστις ομως πραττει το θελημα του Θεου μενει εις τον αιωνα.

¹⁷The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.

¹⁸[] Παιδια, εσχατη ωρα ειναι, και καθως ηκουσατε οτι ο αντιχριστος ερχεται, και τωρα πολλοι αντιχριστοι υπαρχουσιν· οθεν γνωριζομεν οτι ειναι εσχατη ωρα.

¹⁸Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour.

¹⁹Εξ ημων εξηλθον, αλλα δεν ησαν εξ ημων· διοτι εαν ησαν εξ ημων, ηθελον μενει μεθ' υμων· αλλα εξηλθον δια να φανερωθωσιν οτι δεν ειναι παντες εξ ημων.

¹⁹They went out from us, but they didn’t belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us.

²⁰[] Και σεις εχετε χρισμα απο του Αγιου και γνωριζετε παντα.

²⁰You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. Or, “know what is true.” Or, “know all things.”

²¹Δεν σας εγραψα διοτι δεν εξευρετε την αληθειαν, αλλα διοτι εξευρετε αυτην, και διοτι παν ψευδος εκ της αληθειας δεν ειναι.

²¹I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

²²Τις ειναι ο ψευστης, ειμη ο αρνουμενος οτι ο Ιησους δεν ειναι ο Χριστος; ουτος ειναι ο αντιχριστος, ο αρνουμενος τον Πατερα και τον Υιον.

²²Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the Antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.

²³Πας ο αρνουμενος τον Υιον δεν εχει ουδε τον Πατερα. Οστις ομολογει τον Υιον εχει και τον Πατερα.

²³Whoever denies the Son, the same doesn’t have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.

²⁴Εκεινο λοιπον το οποιον υμεις ηκουσατε απ' αρχης, ας μενη εν υμιν. Εαν μενη εν υμιν εκεινο το οποιον ηκουσατε απ' αρχης, και υμεις θελετε μενει εν τω Υιω και εν τω Πατρι.

²⁴Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father.

²⁵Και αυτη ειναι η υποσχεσις, την οποιαν αυτος υπεσχεθη προς ημας, η ζωη η αιωνιος.

²⁵This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.

²⁶Ταυτα σας εγραψα περι εκεινων, οιτινες σας πλανωσι.

²⁶These things I have written to you concerning those who would lead you astray.

²⁷Και το χρισμα, το οποιον υμεις ελαβετε απ' αυτου, εν υμιν μενει, και δεν εχετε χρειαν να σας διδασκη τις· αλλα καθως σας διδασκει το αυτο χρισμα περι παντων, ουτω και αληθες ειναι και δεν ειναι ψευδος· και καθως σας εδιδαξε, θελετε μενει εν αυτω.

²⁷As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.

²⁸[] Και τωρα, τεκνια, μενετε εν αυτω, ινα οταν φανερωθη, εχωμεν παρρησιαν και μη αισχυνθωμεν απ' αυτου εν τη παρουσια αυτου.

²⁸Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

²⁹Εαν εξευρητε οτι ειναι δικαιος, γνωριζετε οτι πας ο πραττων την δικαιοσυνην εξ αυτου εγεννηθη.

²⁹If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him.