Iohannis I 2
1 Filioli mei, haec scribo vobis, ut non peccetis. Sed et si quis peccaverit, advocatum habemus apud Patrem, Iesum Christum iustum:
My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if any one sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ [the] righteous;
2 et ipse est propitiatio pro peccatis nostris: non pro nostris autem tantum, sed etiam pro totius mundi.
and he is the propitiation for our sins; but not for ours alone, but also for the whole world.
3 Et in hoc scimus quoniam cognovimus eum, si mandata eius observemus.
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 Qui dicit se nosse Deum, et mandata eius non custodit, mendax est, et in hoc veritas non est.
He that says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
5 Qui autem servat verbum eius, vere in hoc charitas Dei perfecta est: et in hoc scimus quoniam in ipso sumus.
but whoever keeps his word, in him verily the love of God is perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.
6 Qui dicit se in ipso manere, debet, sicut ille ambulavit, et ipse ambulare.
He that says he abides in him ought, even as he walked, himself also [so] to walk.
7 Charissimi, non mandatum novum scribo vobis, sed mandatum vetus, quod habuistis ab initio: Mandatum vetus est verbum, quod audistis.
Beloved, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment, which ye have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye heard.
8 Iterum mandatum novum scribo vobis, quod verum est et in ipso, et in vobis: quia tenebrae transierunt, et verum lumen iam lucet.
Again, I write a new commandment to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light already shines.
9 Qui dicit se in luce esse, et fratrem suum odit, in tenebris est usque adhuc.
He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now.
10 Qui diligit fratrem suum, in lumine manet, et scandalum in eo non est.
He that loves his brother abides in light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.
11 Qui autem odit fratrem suum, in tenebris est, et in tenebris ambulat, et nescit quo eat: quia tenebrae obcaecaverunt oculos eius.
But he that hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and knows not where he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 Scribo vobis, filioli, quoniam remittuntur vobis peccata propter nomen eius.
I write to you, children, because [your] sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
13 Scribo vobis patres, quoniam cognovistis eum, qui ab initio est. Scribo vobis adolescentes, quoniam vicistis malignum.
I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked [one]. I write to you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
14 Scribo vobis infantes, quoniam cognovistis patrem. Scribo vobis iuvenes, quoniam fortes estis, et verbum Dei manet in vobis, et vicistis malignum.
I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome the wicked [one].
15 Nolite diligere mundum, neque ea, quae in mundo sunt. Si quis diligit mundum, non est charitas Patris in eo:
Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
16 quoniam omne, quod est in mundo, concupiscentia carnis est, et concupiscentia oculorum, et superbia vitae: quae non est ex Patre, sed ex mundo est.
because all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 Et mundus transit, et concupiscentia eius. Qui autem facit voluntatem Dei, manet in aeternum. (aiōn g165)
And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that does the will of God abides for eternity. (aiōn g165)
18 Filioli, novissima hora est: et sicut audistis quia Antichristus venit: et nunc Antichristi multi facti sunt; unde scimus, quia novissima hora est.
Little children, it is [the] last hour, and, according as ye have heard that antichrist comes, even now there have come many antichrists, whence we know that it is [the] last hour.
19 Ex nobis prodierunt, sed non erant ex nobis. nam, si fuissent ex nobis, permansissent utique nobiscum: sed ut manifesti sint quoniam non sunt omnes ex nobis.
They went out from among us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have surely remained with us, but that they might be made manifest that none are of us.
20 Sed vos unctionem habetis a Sancto, et nostis omnia.
And ye have [the] unction from the holy [one], and ye know all things.
21 Non scripsi vobis quasi ignorantibus veritatem, sed quasi scientibus eam: et quoniam omne mendacium ex veritate non est.
I have not written to you because ye do not know the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
22 Quis est mendax, nisi is, qui negat quoniam Iesus est Christus? Hic est Antichristus, qui negat Patrem, et Filium.
Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is the antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
23 Omnis, qui negat Filium, nec Patrem habet. qui confitetur Filium, et Patrem habet.
Whoever denies the Son has not the Father either; he who confesses the Son has the Father also.
24 Vos quod audistis ab initio, in vobis permaneat: Quia si in vobis permanserit quod audistis ab initio, et vos in Filio, et Patre manebitis.
As for you let that which ye have heard from the beginning abide in you: if what ye have heard from the beginning abides in you, ye also shall abide in the Son and in the Father.
And this is the promise which he has promised us, life eternal. (aiōnios g166)
26 Haec scripsi vobis de his, qui seducant vos.
These things have I written to you concerning those who lead you astray:
27 Et unctionem, quam accepistis ab eo, maneat in vobis. Et non necesse habetis ut aliquis doceat vos: sed sicut unctio eius docet vos de omnibus, et verum est, et non est mendacium. Et sicut docuit vos: manete in eo.
and yourselves, the unction which ye have received from him abides in you, and ye have not need that any one should teach you; but as the same unction teaches you as to all things, and is true and is not a lie, and even as it has taught you, ye shall abide in him.
28 Et nunc filioli manete in eo: ut cum apparuerit, habeamus fiduciam, et non confundamur ab eo in adventu eius.
And now, children, abide in him, that if he be manifested we may have boldness, and not be put to shame from before him at his coming.
29 Si scitis quoniam iustus est, scitote quoniam et omnis, qui facit iustitiam, ex ipso natus est.
If ye know that he is righteous, know that every one who practises righteousness is begotten of him.
