1:1 o presbuterov eklekth kuria kai toiv teknoiv authv, ouv egw agapw en alhyeia, kai ouk egw monov, alla kai pantev oi egnwkotev thn alhyeian,
1:2 dia thn alhyeian thn menousan en hmin, kai mey hmwn estai eiv ton aiwna:
1:3 estai mey umwn cariv, eleov, eirhnh para yeou patrov kai para kuriou ihsou cristou tou uiou tou patrov, en alhyeia kai agaph.
1:4 ecarhn lian oti eurhka ek twn teknwn sou peripatountav en alhyeia, kaywv entolhn elabomen para tou patrov.
1:5 kai nun erwtw se, kuria, ouc wv entolhn grafwn soi kainhn, alla hn eicomen ap archv, ina agapwmen allhlouv.
1:6 kai auth estin h agaph, ina peripatwmen kata tav entolav autou. auth estin h entolh, kaywv hkousate ap archv, ina en auth peripathte.
1:7 oti polloi planoi eishlyon eiv ton kosmon, oi mh omologountev ihsoun criston ercomenon en sarki: outov estin o planov kai o anticristov.
1:8 blepete eautouv, ina mh apoleswmen a eirgasameya, alla misyon plhrh apolabwmen.
1:9 pav o parabainwn kai mh menwn en th didach tou cristou yeon ouk ecei: o menwn en th didach tou cristou, outov kai ton patera kai ton uion ecei.
1:10 ei tiv ercetai prov umav kai tauthn thn didachn ou ferei, mh lambanete auton eiv oikian, kai cairein autw mh legete:
1:11 o gar legwn [autw] cairein koinwnei toiv ergoiv autou toiv ponhroiv.
1:12 polla ecwn umin grafein, ouk hboulhyhn dia cartou kai melanov, alla elpizw elyein prov umav kai stoma prov stoma lalhsai, ina h cara hmwn h peplhrwmenh.
1:13 aspazetai se ta tekna thv adelfhv sou thv eklekthv: amhn.
