¹Starší vyvolenej panej i jej deťom, ktorých ja milujem v pravde a nie len ja sám, ale aj všetci, ktorí poznali pravdu,

¹The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,

²pre pravdu, ktorá zostáva v nás, a bude s nami na veky.

²because of the truth that is remaining in us, and with us shall be to the age,

³Nech je s vami milosť, milosrdenstvo a pokoj od Boha Otca a od Pána Ježiša Krista, Syna Otcovho, v pravde a láske.

³there shall be with you grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

⁴Veľmi som sa zaradoval, že som našiel z tvojich detí takých, ktorí chodia v pravde, tak ako sme dostali prikázanie od Otca.

⁴I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;

⁵A teraz ťa prosím, pani, nie ako čo by som ti písal nové prikázanie, ale to, ktoré sme mali od počiatku: aby sme milovali jedni druhých.

⁵and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,

⁶A toto je tá láska, aby sme chodili podľa jeho prikázaní. To je to prikázanie, ako ste počuli od počiatku, aby ste v nej chodili.

⁶and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,

⁷Lebo mnohí bludári vyšli do sveta, ktorí nevyznávajú Ježiša Krista, prišlého v tele. To je ten bludár a antikrist.

⁷because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.

⁸Majte na seba pozor, aby sme neztratili toho, čoho sme sa doteraz dopracovali, ale aby sme dostali plnú mzdu.

⁸See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;

⁹Každý, kto ide ďalej a nezostáva v učení Kristovom, nemá Boha. Kto zostáva v učení Kristovom, ten má Otca i Syna.

⁹every one who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one hath both the Father and the Son;

¹⁰Ak ide niekto k vám a nenesie toho učenia, neprijímajte ho do domu ani ho nepozdravujte.

¹⁰if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!`

¹¹Lebo ten, kto ho pozdravuje, účastní sa jeho zlých skutkov.

¹¹for he who is saying to him, `Hail,` hath fellowship with his evil works.

¹²Hoci vám mám mnoho čo písať, nechcel som papierom a černidlom, ale sa nadejem, že prijdem k vám a budem hovoriť ústa k ústam, aby bola naša radosť naplnená.

¹²Many things having to write to you, I did not intend through paper and ink, but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full;

¹³Pozdravujú ťa deti tvojej vyvolenej sestry. Ameň.

¹³salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen.