1:1 o presbuteros gaiw tw agaphtw on egw agapw en alhqeia

1:2 agaphte peri pantwn eucomai se euodousqai kai ugiainein kaqws euodoutai sou h yuch

1:3 ecarhn gar lian ercomenwn adelfwn kai marturountwn sou th alhqeia kaqws su en alhqeia peripateis

1:4 meizoteran toutwn ouk ecw caran ina akouw ta ema tekna en alhqeia peripatounta

1:5 agaphte piston poieis o ean ergash eis tous adelfous kai eis tous xenous

1:6 oi emarturhsan sou th agaph enwpion ekklhsias ous kalws poihseis propemyas axiws tou qeou

1:7 uper gar tou onomatos autou exhlqon mhden lambanontes apo twn eqnwn

1:8 hmeis oun ofeilomen apolambanein tous toioutous ina sunergoi ginwmeqa th alhqeia

1:9 egraya th ekklhsia all o filoprwteuwn autwn diotrefhs ouk epidecetai hmas

1:10 dia touto ean elqw upomnhsw autou ta erga a poiei logois ponhrois fluarwn hmas kai mh arkoumenos epi toutois oute autos epidecetai tous adelfous kai tous boulomenous kwluei kai ek ths ekklhsias ekballei

1:11 agaphte mh mimou to kakon alla to agaqon o agaqopoiwn ek tou qeou estin o de kakopoiwn ouc ewraken ton qeon

1:12 dhmhtriw memarturhtai upo pantwn kai up auths ths alhqeias kai hmeis de marturoumen kai oidate oti h marturia hmwn alhqhs estin

1:13 polla eicon grafein all ou qelw dia melanos kai kalamou soi grayai