1:1 o presbuteros eklekth kuria kai tois teknois auths ous egw agapw en alhqeia kai ouk egw monos alla kai pantes oi egnwkotes thn alhqeian
1:2 dia thn alhqeian thn menousan en hmin kai meq hmwn estai eis ton aiwna
1:3 estai meq hmwn caris eleos eirhnh para qeou patros kai para ihsou cristou tou uiou tou patros en alhqeia kai agaph
1:4 ecarhn lian oti eurhka ek twn teknwn sou peripatountas en alhqeia kaqws entolhn elabomen para tou patros
1:5 kai nun erwtw se kuria ouc ws entolhn | grafwn soi kainhn | kainhn grafwn soi | alla hn eicomen ap archs ina agapwmen allhlous
1:6 kai auth estin h agaph ina peripatwmen kata tas entolas autou auth h entolh estin kaqws hkousate ap archs ina en auth peripathte
1:7 oti polloi planoi exhlqon eis ton kosmon oi mh omologountes ihsoun criston ercomenon en sarki outos estin o planos kai o anticristos
1:8 blepete eautous ina mh apoleshte a eirgasameqa alla misqon plhrh apolabhte
1:9 pas o proagwn kai mh menwn en th didach tou cristou qeon ouk ecei o menwn en th didach outos kai ton patera kai ton uion ecei
1:10 ei tis ercetai pros umas kai tauthn thn didachn ou ferei mh lambanete auton eis oikian kai cairein autw mh legete
1:11 o legwn gar autw cairein koinwnei tois ergois autou tois ponhrois
1:12 polla ecwn umin grafein ouk eboulhqhn dia cartou kai melanos alla elpizw genesqai pros umas kai stoma pros stoma lalhsai ina h cara | umwn | hmwn | peplhrwmenh h
1:13 aspazetai se ta tekna ths adelfhs sou ths eklekths