Revised Literal Translation

2 John 1

1ὉHoG3588τοῖςtoisG3588The elderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245unto the electἐκλεκτῇeklektēaG1588ladyκυρίᾳkuriaG2959andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆςautēsG846childrenτέκνοις οἱteknois hoiG3588 G5043,whomοὓςhousG3739IἐγὼegōG1473loveἀγαπῶagapōG25inἐνenG1722the truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225;andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756IἐγὼegōG1473onlyμόνος,monosG3441,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956they that have knownἐγνωκότεςegnōkotesG1097the truthτὴν ἀλήθειαν,tēn alētheianG3588 G225;

2ForδιὰdiaG1223the truth’s sakeτὴν ἀλήθειανtēn alētheianG3588 G225,whichτὴνtēnG3588dwellethμένουσανmenousanG3306inἐνenG1722usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532shall beἔσταιestaiG1510withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usG1473forεἰςeisG1519everτὸν αἰῶνα·ton aiōnaG3588 G165.

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485beἔσταιestaiG1510withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youG1473,mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656, andpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,fromπαρὰparaG3844GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532fromπαρὰparaG3844the LordG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,the Sonτοῦ υἱοῦtou huiouG3588 G5207of the Fatherτοῦ πατρὸςtou patrosG3588 G3962,inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

4I rejoicedἘχάρηνEcharēnG5463greatlyλίανlianG3029thatὅτιhotiG3754I foundεὕρηκαheurēkaG2147ofἐκekG1537thyσουsouG4771childrenτῶν τέκνωνtōn teknōnG3588 G5043walkingπεριπατοῦνταςperipatountasG4043inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we have receivedἐλάβομενelabomenG2983a commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785fromπαρὰparaG3844the Fatherτοῦ πατρός.tou patrosG3588 G3962.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568I beseechἐρωτῶerōtōG2065theeσε,seG4771,ladyκυρία,kuriaG2959,notοὐχouchG3756asὡςhōsG5613though I wroteγράφωνgraphōnG1125a newG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785unto theeσοι,soiG4771,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatG2443whichἣνhēnG3739we hadεἴχομενeichomenG2192fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆς,archēsG746,thatG2443we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25one anotherἀλλήλους.allēlousG240.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510loveἡ ἀγάπηhē agapēG3588 G26,thatἵναinaG2443we walkπεριπατῶμενperipatōmenG4043afterκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846commandmentsτὰς ἐντολὰςtas entolasG3588 G1785.ThisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστινestinG1510the commandmentἡ ἐντολήhē entolēG3588 G1785,ThatἵναinaG2443,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆς,archēsG746,ye should walkπεριπατῆτε·peripatēteG4043inἐνenG1722itαὐτῇautēaG846.

7τὸνtonG3588οἱhoiG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183deceiversπλάνοιplanoiG4108are enteredG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the worldκόσμον, ὁkosmon hoG3588 G2889,who confessὁμολογοῦντεςhomologountesG3670notμὴmēG3361that JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547is comeἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκί·sarkiG4561.ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510a deceiverπλάνοςplanosG4108andκαὶkaiG2532an antichristὁ ἀντίχριστος.ho antichristosG3588 G500.

8LookβλέπετεblepeteG991to yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,thatἵναinaG2443we loseἀπολέσητεapolesēteG622notμὴmēG3361those things whichἃhaG3739we have wroughtεἰργασάμεθα,eirgasamethaG2038,butἀλλὰallaG235thatwe receiveἀπολάβητε.apolabēteG618aG3408fullπλήρηplērēG4134rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

9G3588G3588WhosoeverπᾶςpasG3956transgressethG3845,andκαὶkaiG2532abidethμένωνmenōnG3306notμὴmēG3361inἐνenG1722the doctrineδιδαχῇdidachēaG3588 G1322of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG3588 G5547,hathἔχει·echeiG2192notοὐκoukG3756GodθεὸνtheonG2316.He that abidethμένωνmenōnG3306inἐνenG1722the doctrineδιδαχῇdidachēaG3588 G1322of ChristG3588 G5547,heοὗτοςhoutosG3778hathἔχει.echeiG2192bothκαὶkaiG2532the FatherπατέραpateraG3588 G3962andκαὶkaiG2532the SonυἱὸνhuionG3588 G5207.

10IfεἴeiG1487there comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064anyτιςtisG5100untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532bringφέρει,phereiG5342notοὐouG3756thisταύτηνtautēnG3778doctrineτὴν διδαχὴνtēn didachēnG3588 G1322,receiveλαμβάνετεlambaneteG2983himαὐτὸνautonG846notμὴmēG3361intoεἰςeisG1519yourhouseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614,καὶkaiG2532neitherμὴmēG3361bidλέγετε·legeteG3004himαὐτῷautōG846God speedχαίρεινchaireinG5463:

11G3588ForγὰρgarG1063he that biddethλέγωνlegōnG3004himαὐτῷautōG846God speedχαίρειν,chaireinG5463is partakerκοινωνεῖkoinōneiG2841ofG3588 G2041hisαὐτοῦautouG846evilπονηροῖς.¶ponēroisG3588 G4190deedsG3588 G2041.

12HavingἔχωνechōnG2192manyΠολλὰPollaG4183things to writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,I wouldἐβουλήθηνeboulēthēnG1014notοὐκoukG3756writewithδιὰdiaG1223paperχάρτουchartouG5489andκαὶkaiG2532inkμέλανος·melanosG3188:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I trustἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to comeG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980faceστόμαstomaG4750toπρὸςprosG4314faceστόμαstomaG4750,thatἵναinaG2443ourG1473joyἡ χαρὰhē charaG3588 G5479may beᾖ.ēG1510fullG4137.

13The childrenτέκναteknaG3588 G5043ofG3588 G79thyσεseG4771electἐκλεκτῆςeklektēsG3588 G1588sisterἀδελφῆςadelphēsG3588 G79greetἀσπάζεταίaspazetaiG782theeσουsouG4771.AmenG281.

Commentaries on 2 John 1