Revised Version 1895

1 John 2:1-17

1MyG2192littleΤεκνίαTekniaG5040childrenG5040,theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778writeγράφωgraphōG1125IG1473untoyouG5210,thatἵναinaG2443yemayG2532notμὴmēG3361sinἁμάρτητε·hamartēteG264.AndG2532ifG1437anyτιςtisG5100manG3778sinἁμάρτῃ,hamartēG264,weG1437haveanG2192AdvocateπαράκλητονparaklētonG3875withπρὸςprosG4314theG3588Fatherπατέρα,pateraG3962,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547theG3588righteousδίκαιον,dikaionG1342:

2andG2532heG2532isἐστινestinG1510theG3588propitiationἱλασμόςhilasmosG2434forπερὶperiG4012ourG2532sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266;andG2532notοὐouG3756forπερὶperiG4012oursἡμετέρωνhēmeterōnG1473onlyG3440,butδὲdeG1161alsoG2532forπερὶperiG4012theG3588wholeὅλουholouG3650worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889.

3AndκαὶkaiG2532herebyknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097weG1437thatὅτιhotiG3754weG1437knowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097himαὐτόν,autonG846,ifG1437weG1437keepτηρῶμεν.¶tērōmenG5083hisαὐτοῦautouG846commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785.

4HeG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754saith,IG2532knowἔγνωκαegnōkaG1097himG846,andG2532keepethnotG3756hisG846commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785,isG1510aG1510liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583,andG2532theG3588truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225isG1510notG3756inἐνenG1722himG846:

5butδ᾽d᾽G1161whoso keepethhisG846wordλόγον,logonG3056,inG1722himG846verily haththeG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26ofG3056GodθεοῦtheouG2316beenG1510perfectedτετελείωται.teteleiōtaiG5048. HerebyknowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097weG3739thatὅτιhotiG3754weG3739areG1510inG1722himG846:

6heG2532thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565saithheG2532abidethinἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846oughtὀφείλει,opheileiG3784himselfαὐτὸςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532toλέγωνlegōnG3004walkπεριεπάτησεν,periepatēsenG4043evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531heG2532walkedπεριπατεῖν.¶peripateinG4043.

7BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,noοὐκoukG3756newκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785writeγράφωgraphōG1125IG3739untoyouG5210,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235anεἴχετεeicheteG2192oldπαλαιὰνpalaianG3820commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785whichG3739ye hadfromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575theἡhēG3588beginningἀρχῆς·archēsG746:theἡhēG3588oldπαλαιάpalaiaG3820commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056whichG3739yeheardἠκούσατεēkousateG191.

8AgainπάλινpalinG3825,aG1510newκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785writeγράφωgraphōG1125IG3739untoyouG5210,whichG3739thingG846isG1510trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228inἐνenG1722himG846andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722youG5210;becauseὅτιhotiG3754theG3588darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653isG1510passingG3855awayπαράγεταιparagetaiG3855,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588trueG228lightφῶςphōsG5457alreadyἤδηēdēG2235shineth.

9HeG2532thatλέγωνlegōnG3004saithheG2532isG1510inἐνenG1722theG3588lightφωτὶphōtiG5457,andG2532hatethhisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,isG1510inἐνenG1722theG3588darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653evenG2532untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowG2532.

10HeG2532thatG846lovethhisG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80abidethinG1722theG3588lightφωτὶphōtiG5457,andG2532thereG1510isG1510noneοὐκoukG3756occasionofG1722stumblingσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625inG1722himG846.

11ButδὲdeG1161heG2532thatG3754hatethhisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80isἐστὶνestinG1510inἐνenG1722theG3588darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,andG2532walkethinἐνenG1722theG3588darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653,andG2532knowethnotοὐκoukG3756whitherheG2532goeth,becauseG3754theG3588darknessσκοτίαskotiaG4653hathblindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788.

12IG3754writeΓράφωGraphōG1125untoyouG5210,myG3754littleτεκνία,tekniaG5040childrenG5040,becauseG3754yourG863sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266areforgivenἀφέωνταιapheōntaiG863youG5210forG3754hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846name’sὄνομαonomaG3686sakeδιὰdiaG1223.

13IG3754writeG1125untoyouG5210,fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseG3754yeknowG1097himG1097whichG3748isfromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575theG3588beginningἀρχῆς.archēsG746.IG3754writeG1125untoyouG5210,youngνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495menG3495,becauseG3754ye haveovercomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528theG3588evilπονηρόν.¶ponēronG4190oneG3588.IG3754havewrittenG1125untoyouG5210, littlechildrenG3813,becauseG3754yeknowG1097theG3588FatherG3962.

14IG2532haveG1510writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125untoyouG5210,fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,becauseὅτιhotiG3754yeknowἐγνώκατεegnōkateG1097himG2532whichG3748isG1510fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575theτὸνtonG3588beginningἀρχῆς.archēsG746.IG2532haveG1510writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125untoyouG5210,youngνεανίσκοι,neaniskoiG3495menG3495,becauseὅτιhotiG3754yeareG1510strongἰσχυροίischuroiG2478,andG2532theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofG3056GodθεοῦtheouG2316abidethinἐνenG1722youG5210,andG2532yehaveG1510overcomeνενικήκατεnenikēkateG3528theτοῦtouG3588evilπονηρόν.¶ponēronG4190oneτὸνtonG3588.

15LoveἀγάπηagapēG26notG3756theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,neitherG3756theτὰtaG3588thingsG846thatG846areG1510inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889.IfἐάνeanG1437anyG5100manG5100loveG26theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,theἡhēG3588loveG26ofG5100theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962isG1510notG3756inἐνenG1722himG846.

16ForG3754allG3956thatG3754isG1510inἐνenG1722theG3956worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,theG3956lustἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939ofG1537theG3956fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3956lustἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939ofG1537theG3956eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3956vaingloryofG1537lifeβίου,biouG979,isG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofG1537theG3956FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235isG1510ofG1537theG3956worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

17AndG2532theG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889passethawayπαράγεταιparagetaiG3855,andG2532theG3588lustἐπιθυμίαepithumiaG1939thereof:butδὲdeG1161heG2532thatαὐτοῦ·autouG846doeththeG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316abidethforεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG165.

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