Chapter 1

[] O presbuteroV proV thn eklekthn kurian kai proV ta tekna authV, touV opoiouV egw agapw en alhqeia, kai ouci egw monoV, alla kai panteV oi gnwrisanteV thn alhqeian,

dia thn alhqeian, htiV menei en hmin kai qelei eisqai meq' hmwn eiV ton aiwna×

eih meq' umwn cariV, eleoV, eirhnh para Qeou PatroV kai para Kuriou Ihsou Cristou tou Uiou tou PatroV, en alhqeia kai agaph.

Ecarhn kata polla oti eurhka ek twn teknwn sou tinaV peripatountaV en th alhqeia, kaqwV entolhn elabomen para tou PatroV.

[] Kai twra se parakalw, kuria, ouci wV grafwn proV se entolhn nean, all' ekeinhn thn opoian eicomen ap' archV, na agapwmen allhlouV.

Kai auth einai h agaph, na peripatwmen kata taV entolaV autou. Auth einai h entolh, kaqwV hkousate ap' archV, na peripathte eiV authn.

[] Dioti polloi planoi eishlqon eiV ton kosmon, oitineV den omologousin oti o IhsouV CristoV hlqen en sarki× o toioutoV einai o planoV kai o anticristoV.

Prosecete eiV eautouV, dia na mh caswmen ekeina, ta opoia eirgasqhmen, alla na apolabwmen plhrh ton misqon.

PaV ostiV parabainei kai den menei en th didach tou Cristou Qeon den ecei× o menwn en th didach tou Cristou, outoV ecei kai ton Patera kai ton Uion.

[] Ean tiV erchtai proV esaV kai den ferh thn didachn tauthn, mh decesqe auton eiV oikian kai mh legete eiV auton to cairein×

dioti o legwn eiV auton to cairein ginetai koinwnoV eiV ta ponhra autou erga.

[] An kai eicon polla na saV grayw, den hqelhsa dia cartou kai melanhV, all' elpizw na elqw proV esaV kai na lalhsw stoma proV stoma, dia na hnai plhrhV h cara hmwn.

Se aspazontai ta tekna thV adelfhV sou thV eklekthV× amhn.