1 ^O h@n a)p' a)rxh=$, o^ a)khko/amen, o^ e(wra/kamen

toi=$ o)fqalmoi=$ h(mw=n, o^ e)qeasa/meqa kai\ ai( xei=re$

h(mw=n e)yhla/fhsan peri\ tou= lo/gou th=$ zwh=$ _ 2
kai\ h( zwh\ e)fanerw/qh, kai\ e(wra/kamen kai\
marturou=men kai\ a)pagge/llomen u(mi=n th\n zwh\n th\n
ai)w/nion h%ti$ h@n pro\$ to\n pate/ra kai\ e)fanerw/qh
h(mi=n _ 3 o^ e(wra/kamen kai\ a)khko/amen,
a)pagge/llomen kai\ u(mi=n, i%na kai\ u(mei=$ koinwni/an
e&xhte meq' h(mw=n. kai\ h( koinwni/a de\ h( h(mete/ra meta\
tou= patro\$ kai\ meta\ tou= ui(ou= au)tou= )Ihsou=
Xristou=. 4 kai\ tau=ta gra/fomen h(mei=$,§ i%na h( xara\
h(mw=n§ h@| peplhrwme/nh.
5 Kai\ e&stin au%th h( a)ggeli/a h^n a)khko/amen a)p'

au)tou= kai\ a)nagge/llomen u(mi=n, o%ti o( qeo\$ fw=$

e)stin kai\ skoti/a e)n au)tw=| ou)k e&stin ou)demi/a. 6
)Ea\n ei&pwmen o%ti koinwni/an e&xomen met' au)tou= kai\
e)n tw=| sko/tei peripatw=men, yeudo/meqa kai\ ou)
poiou=men th\n a)lh/qeian: 7 e)a\n de\ e)n tw=| fwti\
peripatw=men w($ au)to/$ e)stin e)n tw=| fwti/,
koinwni/an e&xomen met' a)llh/lwn kai\ to\ aima )Ihsou=
tou= ui(ou= au)tou= kaqari/zei h(ma=$ a)po\ pa/sh$
a(marti/a$. 8 e)a\n ei&pwmen o%ti a(marti/an ou)k e&xomen,
e(autou\$ planw=men kai\ h( a)lh/qeia ou)k e&stin e)n
h(mi=n. 9 e)a\n o(mologw=men ta\$ a(marti/a$ h(mw=n, pisto/$
e)stin kai\ di/kaio$, i%na a)fh=| h(mi=n ta\$ a(marti/a$ kai\
kaqari/sh| h(ma=$ a)po\ pa/sh$ a)diki/a$. 10 e)a\n ei&pwmen
o%ti ou)x h(marth/kamen, yeu/sthn poiou=men au)to\n
kai\ o( lo/go$ au)tou= ou)k e&stin e)n h(mi=n.