| Chapter 1 |
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O presbuteroV proV Gaion ton agaphton, ton opoion egw agapw en alhqeia. |
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Agaphte, kata panta eucomai na eudousai kai na ugiainhV, kaqwV euodoutai h yuch sou. |
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Dioti ecarhn kata polla oti ercontai adelfoi kai marturousin eiV thn alhqeian sou, kaqwV su peripateiV en th alhqeia. |
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Megalhteran caran den ecw para touto, na akouw oti ta tekna mou peripatousin en th alhqeia. |
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Agaphte, ergon axion pistou pratteiV o, ti kamhV eiV touV adelfouV kai eiV touV xenouV, |
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oitineV emarturhsan peri thV agaphV sou enwpion thV ekklhsiaV, touV opoiouV kalwV qeleiV praxei propemyaV axiwV tou Qeou. |
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Dioti uper tou onomatoV autou exhlqon, cwriV na lambanwsi mhden apo twn eqnwn. |
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hmeiV loipon crewstoumen na upodecwmeqa touV toioutouV, dia na ginwmeqa sunergoi eiV thn alhqeian. |
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Egraya proV thn ekklhsian× all' o filoprwteuwn autwn DiotrefhV den decetai hmaV. |
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Dia touto, ean elqw, qelw upenqumisei ta erga autou, ta opoia kamnei, fluarwn enantion hmwn me logouV ponhrouV× kai mh arkoumenoV eiV toutouV, oute autoV decetai touV adelfouV, alla kai touV qelontaV na decqwsin empodizei kai apo thV ekklhsiaV ekballei. |
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Agaphte, mh mimou to kakon, alla to agaqon. O agaqopoiwn ek tou Qeou einai, o de kakopoiwn den eide ton Qeon. |
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EiV ton Dhmhtrion didetai kalh marturia upo pantwn kai up' authV thV alhqeiaV× kai hmeiV de marturoumen, kai exeurete oti h marturia hmwn einai alhqhV. |
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Polla eicon na grafw, alla den qelw na soi grayw dia melanhV kai kalamou, |
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all' elpizw tacewV na se idw, kai qelomen lalhsei stoma proV stoma. Eirhnh eiV se× Aspazontai se oi filoi. Aspazou touV filouV kat' onoma. |