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ἀγαπητοί, agapētoi • beloved

οὐκ ouk • no

ἐντολὴν entolēn • commandment

καινὴν kainēn • new

γράφω graphō • writing

ὑμῖν umin • you

ἀλλ' all • but

ἐντολὴν entolēn • commandment

παλαιὰν palaian • old

ἣν ēn • which

εἴχετε eichete • had

ἀπ' ap • from

ἀρχῆς· archēs • beginning

ἡ ē • the

ἐντολὴ entolē • commandment

ἡ ē • the

παλαιά palaia • old

ἐστιν estin • is

ὁ o • the

λόγος logos • word

ὃν on • which

ἠκούσατε. ēkousate • heard

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πάλιν palin • Again

ἐντολὴν entolēn • commandment

καινὴν kainēn • new

γράφω graphō • writing

ὑμῖν umin • you

ὅ o • which

ἐστιν estin • is

ἀληθὲς alēthes • true.

ἐν en • in

αὐτῷ autō • him

καὶ kai • and

ἐν en • in

ὑμῖν, umin • you

ὅτι oti • because

ἡ ē • the

σκοτία skotia • darkness

παράγεται paragetai • past

καὶ kai • and

τὸ to • the

φῶς phōs • light

τὸ to • the

ἀληθινὸν alēthinon • true.

ἤδη ēdē • already

φαίνει. phainei • shining

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ὁ o • the

λέγων legōn • says

ἐν en • in

τῷ tō • the

φωτὶ phōti • light

εἶναι einai • is

καὶ kai • and

τὸν ton • the

ἀδελφὸν adelphon • brother

αὐτοῦ autou • his

μισῶν misōn • hates

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

σκοτίᾳ skotia • darkness

ἐστὶν estin • is

ἕως eōs • until

ἄρτι. arti • now

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ὁ o • the

ἀγαπῶν agapōn • loves

τὸν ton • the

ἀδελφὸν adelphon • brother

αὐτοῦ autou • him

ἐν en • in

τῷ tō • the

φωτὶ phōti • light

μένει menei • abides

καὶ kai • and

σκάνδαλον skandalon • stumbling

ἐν en • in

αὐτῷ autō • him

οὐκ ouk • no

ἔστιν· estin • is

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ὁ o • the

δὲ de • But

μισῶν misōn • hates

τὸν ton • the

ἀδελφὸν adelphon • brother

αὐτοῦ autou • his

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

σκοτίᾳ skotia • darkness

ἐστὶν estin • is

καὶ kai • and

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

σκοτίᾳ skotia • darkness

περιπατεῖ peripatei • walks

καὶ kai • and

οὐκ ouk • not

οἶδεν oiden • knows

ποῦ pou • somewhere

ὑπάγει, upagei • going

ὅτι oti • because

ἡ ē • the

σκοτία skotia • darkness

ἐτύφλωσεν etuphlōsen • blinded

τοὺς tous • the

ὀφθαλμοὺς ophthalmous • eyes

αὐτοῦ. autou • his

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γράφω graphō • writing

ὑμῖν, umin • you

τεκνία, teknia • children

ὅτι oti • because

ἀφέωνται apheōntai • forgiven

ὑμῖν umin • you

αἱ ai • the

ἁμαρτίαι amartiai • sins

διὰ dia • sake

τὸ to • the

ὄνομα onoma • name's

αὐτοῦ. autou • his

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γράφω graphō • writing

ὑμῖν, umin • you

πατέρες pateres • fathers

ὅτι oti • because

ἐγνώκατε egnōkate • know

τὸν ton • the

ἀπ' ap • from

ἀρχῆς. archēs • beginning

γράφω graphō • writing

ὑμῖν umin • you

νεανίσκοι, neaniskoi • young man

ὅτι oti • because

νενικήκατε nenikēkate • overcome

τὸν ton • the

πονηρόν. ponēron • one

ἔγραψα egrapsa • writing

ὑμῖν, umin • you

παιδία, paidia • children

ὅτι oti • because

ἐγνώκατε egnōkate • know

τὸν ton • the

πατέρα. patera • fathers

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ἔγραψα egrapsa • written

ὑμῖν, umin • you

πατέρες, pateres • fathers

ὅτι oti • because

ἐγνώκατε egnōkate • know

τὸν ton • the

ἀπ' ap • from

ἀρχῆς. archēs • beginning

ἔγραψα egrapsa • written

ὑμῖν, umin • you

νεανίσκοι, neaniskoi • young man

ὅτι oti • because

ἰσχυροί ischuroi • strong

ἐστε este • are

καὶ kai • and

ὁ o • the

λόγος logos • word

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ theou • God

ἐν en • in

ὑμῖν umin • you

μένει menei • abides

καὶ kai • and

νενικήκατε nenikēkate • overcome

τὸν ton • the

πονηρόν ponēron • one

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Μὴ mē • not

ἀγαπᾶτε agapate • love

τὸν ton • the

κόσμον kosmon • world

μηδὲ mēde • nor

τὰ ta • the

ἐν en • in

τῷ tō • the

κόσμῳ. kosmō • world

ἐάν ean • if

τις tis • anyone

ἀγαπᾷ agapa • love

τὸν ton • the

κόσμον, kosmon • world

οὐκ ouk • not

ἔστιν estin • is

ἡ ē • the

ἀγάπη agapē • love

τοῦ tou • the

πατρὸς patros • Father

ἐν en • in

αὐτῷ· autō • him

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ὅτι oti • For

πᾶν pan • all

τὸ to • the

ἐν en • in

τῷ tō • the

κόσμῳ, kosmō • world

ἡ ē • the

ἐπιθυμία epithumia • lust

τῆς tēs • the

σαρκὸς sarkos • flesh

καὶ kai • and

ἡ ē • the

ἐπιθυμία epithumia • lust

τῶν tōn • the

ὀφθαλμῶν ophthalmōn • eyes

καὶ kai • and

ἡ ē • the<