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KEFALAION 1

1 o presbuteros gaiw tw agaphtw on egw agapw en alhqeia

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

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

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

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

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

7 uper gar tou onomatos exhlqon mhden lambanontes apo twn eqnwn

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

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

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

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

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

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