1 yOhanaH 3

1 pazyata vayam Izvarasya santAnA iti nAmnAkhyAmahE, EtEna pitAsmabhyaM kIdRk mahAprEma pradattavAn, kintu saMsArastaM nAjAnAt tatkAraNAdasmAn api na jAnAti|

2 hE priyatamAH, idAnIM vayam Izvarasya santAnA AsmahE pazcAt kiM bhaviSyAmastad adyApyaprakAzitaM kintu prakAzaM gatE vayaM tasya sadRzA bhaviSyAmi iti jAnImaH, yataH sa yAdRzO 'sti tAdRzO 'smAbhirdarziSyatE|

3 tasmin ESA pratyAzA yasya kasyacid bhavati sa svaM tathA pavitraM karOti yathA sa pavitrO 'sti|

4 yaH kazcit pApam Acarati sa vyavasthAlagghanaM karOti yataH pApamEva vyavasthAlagghanaM|

5 aparaM sO 'smAkaM pApAnyapaharttuM prAkAzataitad yUyaM jAnItha, pApanjca tasmin na vidyatE|

6 yaH kazcit tasmin tiSThati sa pApAcAraM na karOti yaH kazcit pApAcAraM karOti sa taM na dRSTavAn na vAvagatavAn|

7 hE priyabAlakAH, kazcid yuSmAkaM bhramaM na janayEt, yaH kazcid dharmmAcAraM karOti sa tAdRg dhArmmikO bhavati yAdRk sa dhAmmikO 'sti|

8 yaH pApAcAraM karOti sa zayatAnAt jAtO yataH zayatAna AditaH pApAcArI zayatAnasya karmmaNAM lOpArthamEvEzvarasya putraH prAkAzata|

9 yaH kazcid IzvarAt jAtaH sa pApAcAraM na karOti yatastasya vIryyaM tasmin tiSThati pApAcAraM karttunjca na zaknOti yataH sa IzvarAt jAtaH|

10 ityanEnEzvarasya santAnAH zayatAnasya ca santAnA vyaktA bhavanti| yaH kazcid dharmmAcAraM na karOti sa IzvarAt jAtO nahi yazca svabhrAtari na prIyatE sO 'pIzvarAt jAtO nahi|

11 yatastasya ya AdEza AditO yuSmAbhiH zrutaH sa ESa Eva yad asmAbhiH parasparaM prEma karttavyaM|

12 pApAtmatO jAtO yaH kAbil svabhrAtaraM hatavAn tatsadRzairasmAbhi rna bhavitavyaM| sa kasmAt kAraNAt taM hatavAn? tasya karmmANi duSTAni tadbhrAtuzca karmmANi dharmmANyAsan iti kAraNAt|

13 hE mama bhrAtaraH, saMsArO yadi yuSmAn dvESTi tarhi tad AzcaryyaM na manyadhvaM|

14 vayaM mRtyum uttIryya jIvanaM prAptavantastad bhrAtRSu prEmakaraNAt jAnImaH| bhrAtari yO na prIyatE sa mRtyau tiSThati|

15 yaH kazcit svabhrAtaraM dvESTi saM naraghAtI kinjcAnantajIvanaM naraghAtinaH kasyApyantarE nAvatiSThatE tad yUyaM jAnItha| (aiōnios g166)

16 asmAkaM kRtE sa svaprANAMstyaktavAn ityanEna vayaM prEmnastattvam avagatAH, aparaM bhrAtRNAM kRtE 'smAbhirapi prANAstyaktavyAH|

17 sAMsArikajIvikAprAptO yO janaH svabhrAtaraM dInaM dRSTvA tasmAt svIyadayAM ruNaddhi tasyAntara Izvarasya prEma kathaM tiSThEt?

18 hE mama priyabAlakAH, vAkyEna jihvayA vAsmAbhiH prEma na karttavyaM kintu kAryyENa satyatayA caiva|

19 EtEna vayaM yat satyamatasambandhIyAstat jAnImastasya sAkSAt svAntaHkaraNAni sAntvayituM zakSyAmazca|

20 yatO 'smadantaHkaraNaM yadyasmAn dUSayati tarhyasmadantaH karaNAd IzvarO mahAn sarvvajnjazca|

21 hE priyatamAH, asmadantaHkaraNaM yadyasmAn na dUSayati tarhi vayam Izvarasya sAkSAt pratibhAnvitA bhavAmaH|

22 yacca prArthayAmahE tat tasmAt prApnumaH, yatO vayaM tasyAjnjAH pAlayAmastasya sAkSAt tuSTijanakam AcAraM kurmmazca|

23 aparaM tasyEyamAjnjA yad vayaM putrasya yIzukhrISTasya nAmni vizvasimastasyAjnjAnusArENa ca parasparaM prEma kurmmaH|

24 yazca tasyAjnjAH pAlayati sa tasmin tiSThati tasmin sO'pi tiSThati; sa cAsmAn yam AtmAnaM dattavAn tasmAt sO 'smAsu tiSThatIti jAnImaH|