1:1 o presbuterov gaiw tw agaphtw, on egw agapw en alhyeia.
1:2 agaphte, peri pantwn eucomai se euodousyai kai ugiainein, kaywv euodoutai sou h quch.
1:3 ecarhn gar lian ercomenwn adelfwn kai marturountwn sou th alhyeia, kaywv su en alhyeia peripateiv.
1:4 meizoteran toutwn ouk ecw caran, ina akouw ta ema tekna en alhyeia peripatounta.
1:5 agaphte, piston poieiv o ean ergash eiv touv adelfouv kai eiv touv xenouv,
1:6 oi emarturhsan sou th agaph enwpion ekklhsiav, ouv kalwv poihseiv propemqav axiwv tou yeou.
1:7 uper gar tou onomatov exhlyon, mhden lambanontev apo twn eynikwn.
1:8 hmeiv oun ofeilomen apolambanein touv toioutouv, ina sunergoi ginwmeya th alhyeia.
1:9 egraqa th ekklhsia: all o filoprwteuwn autwn diotrefhv ouk epidecetai hmav.
1:10 dia touto, ean elyw, upomnhsw autou ta erga a poiei, logoiv ponhroiv fluarwn hmav: kai mh arkoumenov epi toutoiv oute autov epidecetai touv adelfouv kai touv boulomenouv kwluei kai [ek] thv ekklhsiav ekballei.
1:11 agaphte, mh mimou to kakon, alla to agayon. o agayopoiwn ek tou yeou estin: o kakopoiwn ouc ewraken ton yeon.
1:12 dhmhtriw memarturhtai upo pantwn kai up authv thv alhyeiav: kai hmeiv de marturoumen, kai oidate oti h marturia hmwn alhyhv estin.
1:13 polla eicon grafein, all ou yelw dia melanov kai kalamou soi graqai:
1:14 elpizw de euyewv idein se, kai stoma prov stoma lalhsomen. eirhnh soi. aspazontai se oi filoi. aspazou touv filouv kat onoma.
