Γραφω ὑμιν, τεκνια, Scribo vobis, filioli, ὁτι αφεωνται ὑμιν αι quoniam remittentur ἁμαρτιαι δια το ὁνομα vobis, peccata propter αυτου. γραφω ὑμιν, πατερες, nomen eius. Scribo ὁτι εγνωκατε τον vobis, patres, quoniam απ' αρχης. γραφω ὑμιν, cognovistis eum qui νεανισκοι, ὁτι νενικηκατε ab initio est. Scribo τον πονηρον. εγραψα vobis, adolescentes, ὑμιν, παιδια, ὁτι εγνωκατε quoniam vicistis malignum. τον πατερα. εγραψα Scribo vobis, ὑμιν, πατερες, ὁτι infantes, quia cognovistis εγνωκατε τον απ' αρχης. patrem. Scripsi Εγραψα ὑμιν, νεανισκοι, vobis, iuvenes quia ὁτι ισχυροι εστε, και fortes estis et verbum ὁ λογος του Θεου εν Dei in vobis manet et ὑμιν μενει, και νενικηκατε vicistis malignum. Nolite τον πονηρον. μη αγαπατε diligere mundum τον κοσμον, μηδε τα ne que eaquæ in mundo εν τω κοσμω. εαν τις sunt. Si quis diligit αγαπα τον κοσμον, ουκ mundum, non est εστιν ἡ αγαπη του caritas Patris in eo: πατρος εν αυτω· ὁτι quoniam omne quod in παν το εν τω κοσμω, mundo est, concupiscentia ἡ επιθυμια της σαρκος carnis est, et και ἡ επιθυμια των concupiscentia oculorum, οφθαλμων και ἡ αλαζονια et superbia vitæ; του βιου, ουκ quæ non est ex Patre, εστιν εκ του πατρος, sed ex mundo est. Et αλλα εκ του κοσμου εστιν· mundus transibit et και ὁ κοσμος παραγεται concupiscentia eius: και ἡ επιθυμια αυτου· qui autem facit voluntatem ὁ δε ποιων το θελημα Dei, manet in του Θεου μενει εις τον eternum. αιωνα.
I write unto you, I write unto you, my little children, because little children, because your sins are forgiven your sins are forgiven you for His name's you for His name's sake. I write unto sake. I write unto you, fathers, because you, fathers, because ye have known Him ye know Him that is that is from the beginning. from the beginning. I I write unto you, write unto you, young young men, because ye men, because ye have have overcome the overcome the evil one. wicked one. I write I have written unto unto you, little children, you, little children, because because ye have ye know the known the Father. I Father. I have written have written unto you, unto you, fathers, because fathers, because ye ye know Him have known Him that which is from the is from the beginning. beginning. I have I have written unto written unto you, you, young men, because young men, because ye ye are strong, are strong, and the and the word of God word of God abideth abideth in you, and ye in you, and ye have have overcome the overcome the evil one. wicked one. Love not Love not the world, the world, neither the neither the things that things that are in the are in the world. If world. If any man any man love the love the world, the world, the love of the love of the Father is Father is not in him. not in him. For all For all that is in the that is in the world, world, the lust of the the lust of the flesh, flesh, and the lust of and the lust of the the eyes, and the vainglory eyes, and the pride of of life, is not of life, is not of the Father, the Father, but is of but is of the world. the world. And the And the world passeth world passeth away, away, and the lust and the lust thereof: thereof: but he that but he that doeth the doeth the will of God will of God abideth for abideth for ever. ever.