2Jn 1
1
o; presbu/terov e'klekth`_ kuri/a` kai\ toi_v te/knoiv au'th_v, oujv e'gw\ a'gapw_ e'n a'lhyei/a`, kai\ ou'k e'gw\ mo/nov a'lla\ kai\ pa/ntev oi; e'gnwko/tev th\n a'lh/yeian,
2
dia\ th\n a'lh/yeian th\n me/nousan e'n h;mi_n, kai\ mey" h;mw_n e#stai ei'v to\n ai'w_na.
3
e#stai mey" h;mw_n ca/riv e#leov ei'rh/nh para\ yeou_ patro/v, kai\ para\ i'hsou_ cristou_ tou_ ui;ou_ tou_ patro/v, e'n a'lhyei/a` kai\ a'ga/ph`.
4
e'ca/rhn li/an o%ti eu%rhka e'k tw_n te/knwn sou peripatou_ntav e'n a'lhyei/a`, kayw\v e'ntolh\n e'la/bomen para\ tou_ patro/v.
5
kai\ nu_n e'rwtw_ se, kuri/a, ou'c w;v e'ntolh\n kainh\n gra/fwn soi a'lla\ hjn ei#comen a'p" a'rch_v, i%na a'gapw_men a'llh/louv.
6
kai\ au%th e'sti\n h; a'ga/ph, i%na peripatw_men kata\ ta\v e'ntola\v au'tou_V au%th h; e'ntolh/ e'stin, kayw\v h'kou/sate a'p" a'rch_v, i%na e'n au'th`_ peripath_te.
7
o%ti polloi\ pla/noi e'xh_lyon ei'v to\n ko/smon, oi; mh\ o;mologou_ntev i'hsou_n cristo\n e'rco/menon e'n sarki/V ou{to/v e'stin o; pla/nov kai\ o; a'nti/cristov.
8
ble/pete e;autou/v, i%na mh\ a'pole/shte aj ei'rgasa/meya a'lla\ misyo\n plh/rh a'pola/bhte.
9
pa_v o; proa/gwn kai\ mh\ me/nwn e'n th`_ didach`_ tou_ cristou_ yeo\n ou'k e#ceiV o; me/nwn e'n th`_ didach`_, ou{tov kai\ to\n pate/ra kai\ to\n ui;o\n e#cei.
10
ei# tiv e#rcetai pro\v u;ma_v kai\ tau/thn th\n didach\n ou' fe/rei, mh\ lamba/nete au'to\n ei'v oi'ki/an kai\ cai/rein au'tw`_ mh\ le/geteV
11
o; le/gwn ga\r au'tw`_ cai/rein koinwnei_ toi_v e#rgoiv au'tou_ toi_v ponhroi_v.
12
polla\ e#cwn u;mi_n gra/fein ou'k e'boulh/yhn dia\ ca/rtou kai\ me/lanov, a'lla\ e'lpi/zw gene/syai pro\v u;ma_v kai\ sto/ma pro\v sto/ma lalh_sai, i%na h; cara\ h;mw_n peplhrwme/nh h`}.
13
a'spa/zetai/ se ta\ te/kna th_v a'delfh_v sou th_v e'klekth_v.