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New Testament

1 John 2

1My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

τεκνια μου, ταυτα γραφω υμιν ινα μη αμαρτητε· και εαν τις αμαρτη, παρακλητον εχομεν προς τον πατερα, ιησουν χριστον δικαιον·

2And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.

και αυτος ιλασμος εστιν περι των αμαρτιων ημων, ου περι των ημετερων δε μονον, αλλα και περι ολου του κοσμου.

3Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.

και εν τουτω γινωσκομεν οτι εγνωκαμεν αυτον, εαν τας εντολας αυτου τηρωμεν.

4He who says, 'I know Him,' and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

ο λεγων, εγνωκα αυτον, και τας εντολας αυτου μη τηρων, ψευστης εστιν, και εν τουτω η αληθεια ουκ εστιν·

5But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.

ος δ αν τηρη αυτου τον λογον, αληθως εν τουτω η αγαπη του θεου τετελειωται. εν τουτω γινωσκομεν οτι εν αυτω εσμεν.

6He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

ο λεγων εν αυτω μενειν οφειλει, καθως εκεινος περιεπατησεν, και αυτος ουτως περιπατειν.

7Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.

αδελφοι, ουκ εντολην καινην γραφω υμιν, αλλ εντολην παλαιαν, ην ειχετε απ αρχης· η εντολη η παλαια εστιν ο λογος ον ηκουσατε απ αρχης.

8Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

παλιν εντολην καινην γραφω υμιν, ο εστιν αληθες εν αυτω και εν υμιν, οτι η σκοτια παραγεται και το φως το αληθινον ηδη φαινει.

9He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.

ο λεγων εν τω φωτι ειναι, και τον αδελφον αυτου μισων, εν τη σκοτια εστιν εως αρτι.

10He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

ο αγαπων τον αδελφον αυτου εν τω φωτι μενει, και σκανδαλον εν αυτω ουκ εστιν·

11But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

ο δε μισων τον αδελφον αυτου εν τη σκοτια εστιν και εν τη σκοτια περιπατει, και ουκ οιδεν που υπαγει, οτι η σκοτια ετυφλωσεν τους οφθαλμους αυτου.

12I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake.

γραφω υμιν, τεκνια, οτι αφεωνται υμιν αι αμαρτιαι δια το ονομα αυτου.

13I write to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, Because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, Because you have known the Father.

γραφω υμιν, πατερες, οτι εγνωκατε τον απ αρχης. γραφω υμιν, νεανισκοι, οτι νενικηκατε τον πονηρον. εγραψα υμιν, παιδια, οτι εγνωκατε τον πατερα.

14I have written to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one.

εγραψα υμιν, πατερες, οτι εγνωκατε τον απ αρχης. εγραψα υμιν, νεανισκοι, οτι ισχυροι εστε και ο λογος του θεου εν υμιν μενει και νενικηκατε τον πονηρον.

15Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

μη αγαπατε τον κοσμον μηδε τα εν τω κοσμω. εαν τις αγαπα τον κοσμον, ουκ εστιν η αγαπη του πατρος εν αυτω·

16For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

οτι παν το εν τω κοσμω, η επιθυμια της σαρκος και η επιθυμια των οφθαλμων και η αλαζονεια του βιου, ουκ εστιν εκ του πατρος, αλλ εκ του κοσμου εστιν.

17And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

και ο κοσμος παραγεται και η επιθυμια αυτου· ο δε ποιων το θελημα του θεου μενει εις τον αιωνα.

18Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.

παιδια, εσχατη ωρα εστιν, και καθως ηκουσατε οτι ο αντιχριστος ερχεται, και νυν αντιχριστοι πολλοι γεγονασιν· οθεν γινωσκομεν οτι εσχατη ωρα εστιν.

19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.

εξ ημων εξηλθον, αλλ ουκ ησαν εξ ημων· ει γαρ ησαν εξ ημων, μεμενηκεισαν αν μεθ ημων· αλλ ινα φανερωθωσιν οτι ουκ εισιν παντες εξ ημων.

20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.

και υμεις χρισμα εχετε απο του αγιου, και οιδατε παντα.

21I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

ουκ εγραψα υμιν οτι ουκ οιδατε την αληθειαν, αλλ οτι οιδατε αυτην, και οτι παν ψευδος εκ της αληθειας ουκ εστιν.

22Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.

τις εστιν ο ψευστης ει μη ο αρνουμενος οτι ιησους ουκ εστιν ο χριστος; ουτος εστιν ο αντιχριστος, ο αρνουμενος τον πατερα και τον υιον.

23Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

πας ο αρνουμενος τον υιον ουδε τον πατερα εχει.

24Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.

υμεις ουν ο ηκουσατε απ αρχης, εν υμιν μενετω. εαν εν υμιν μεινη ο απ αρχης ηκουσατε, και υμεις εν τω υιω και εν τω πατρι μενειτε.

25And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.

και αυτη εστιν η επαγγελια ην αυτος επηγγειλατο ημιν, την ζωην την αιωνιον.

26These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you.

ταυτα εγραψα υμιν περι των πλανωντων υμας.

27But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

και υμεις, το χρισμα ο ελαβετε απ αυτου, εν υμιν μενει, και ου χρειαν εχετε ινα τις διδασκη υμας, αλλ ως το αυτο χρισμα διδασκει υμας περι παντων, και αληθες εστιν και ουκ εστιν ψευδος, και καθως εδιδαξεν υμας μενειτε εν αυτω.

28And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.

και νυν, τεκνια, μενετε εν αυτω, ινα οταν φανερωθη εχωμεν παρρησιαν και μη αισχυνθωμεν απ αυτου εν τη παρουσια αυτου.

29If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

εαν ειδητε οτι δικαιος εστιν, γινωσκετε οτι πας ο ποιων την δικαιοσυνην εξ αυτου γεγεννηται.

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