2:1  filioli mei haec scribo vobis ut        1.   My little children, these things
non peccetis sed et si quis peccaverit       write I unto you, that ye sin not. And
advocatum habemus apud Patrem Iesum          if any man sin, we have an advocate
Christum iustum                              with the Father, Jesus Christ the
                                             righteous:

2:2  et ipse est propitiatio pro             2.   And he is the propitiation for our
peccatis nostris non pro nostris autem       sins: and not for our's only, but also
tantum sed etiam pro totius mundi            for the sins of the whole world.

2:3  et in hoc scimus quoniam                3.   And hereby we do know that we know
cognovimus eum si mandata eius               him, if we keep his commandments.
observemus

2:4  qui dicit se nosse eum et mandata       4.   He that saith, I know him, and
eius non custodit mendax est in hoc          keepeth not his commandments, is a
veritas non est                              liar, and the truth is not in him.

2:5  qui autem servat verbum eius vere       5.   But whoso keepeth his word, in him
in hoc caritas Dei perfecta est in hoc       verily is the love of God perfected:
scimus quoniam in ipso sumus                 hereby know we that we are in him.

2:6  qui dicit se in ipso manere debet       6.   He that saith he abideth in him
sicut ille ambulavit et ipse ambulare        ought himself also so to walk, even as
                                             he walked.

2:7  carissimi non mandatum novum            7.   Brethren, I write no new
scribo vobis sed mandatum vetus quod         commandment unto you, but an old
habuistis ab initio mandatum vetus est       commandment which ye had from the
verbum quod audistis                         beginning. The old commandment is the
                                             word which ye have heard from the
                                             beginning.

2:8  iterum mandatum novum scribo vobis      8.   Again, a new commandment I write
quod est verum et in ipso et in vobis        unto you, which thing is true in him
quoniam tenebrae transeunt et lumen          and in you: because the darkness is
verum iam lucet                              past, and the true light now shineth.

2:9  qui dicit se in luce esse et            9.   He that saith he is in the light,
fratrem suum odit in tenebris est usque      and hateth his brother, is in darkness
adhuc                                        even until now.

2:10  qui diligit fratrem suum in            10.   He that loveth his brother
lumine manet et scandalum in eo non est      abideth in the light, and there is none
                                             occasion of stumbling in him.

2:11  qui autem odit fratrem suum in         11.   But he that hateth his brother is
tenebris est et in tenebris ambulat et       in darkness, and walketh in darkness,
nescit quo eat quoniam tenebrae              and knoweth not whither he goeth,
obcaecaverunt oculos eius                    because that darkness hath blinded his
                                             eyes.

2:12  scribo vobis filioli quoniam           12.   I write unto you, little
remittuntur vobis peccata propter nomen      children, because your sins are
eius                                         forgiven you for his name's sake.

2:13  scribo vobis patres quoniam            13.   I write unto you, fathers,
cognovistis eum qui ab initio est            because ye have known him that is from
scribo vobis adulescentes quoniam            the beginning. I write unto you, young
vicistis malignum                            men, because ye have overcome the
                                             wicked one. I write unto you, little
                                             children, because ye have known the
                                             Father.

2:14  scripsi vobis infantes quoniam         14.   I have written unto you, fathers,
cognovistis Patrem scripsi vobis patres      because ye have known him that is from
quia cognovistis eum qui ab initio           the beginning. I have written unto you,
scripsi vobis adulescentes quia fortes       young men, because ye are strong, and
estis et verbum Dei in vobis manet et        the word of God abideth in you, and ye
vicistis malignum                            have overcome the wicked one.

2:15  nolite diligere mundum neque ea        15.   Love not the world, neither the
quae in mundo sunt si quis diligit           things that are in the world. If any
mundum non est caritas Patris in eo          man love the world, the love of the
                                             Father is not in him.

2:16  quoniam omne quod est in mundo         16.   For all that is in the world, the
concupiscentia carnis et concupiscentia      lust of the flesh, and the lust of the
oculorum est et superbia vitae quae non      eyes, and the pride of life, is not of
est ex Patre sed ex mundo est                the Father, but is of the world.

2:17  et mundus transit et                   17.   And the world passeth away, and
concupiscentia eius qui autem facit          the lust thereof: but he that doeth the
voluntatem Dei manet in aeternum             will of God abideth for ever.

2:18  filioli novissima hora est et          18.   Little children, it is the last
sicut audistis quia antichristus venit       time: and as ye have heard that
nunc antichristi multi facti sunt unde       antichrist shall come, even now are
scimus quoniam novissima hora est            there many antichrists; whereby we know
                                             that it is the last time.

2:19  ex nobis prodierunt sed non erant      19.   They went out from us, but they
ex nobis nam si fuissent ex nobis            were not of us; for if they had been of
permansissent utique nobiscum sed ut         us, they would no doubt have continued
manifesti sint quoniam non sunt omnes        with us: but they went out, that they
ex nobis                                     might be made manifest that they were
                                             not all of us.

2:20  sed vos unctionem habetis a            20.   But ye have an unction from the
Sancto et nostis omnia                       Holy One, and ye know all things.

2:21  non scripsi vobis quasi                21.   I have not written unto you
ignorantibus veritatem sed quasi             because ye know not the truth, but
scientibus eam et quoniam omne               because ye know it, and that no lie is
mendacium ex veritate non est                of the truth.

2:22  quis est mendax nisi is qui negat      22.   Who is a liar but he that denieth
quoniam Iesus non est Christus hic est       that Jesus is the Christ? He is
antichristus qui negat Patrem et Filium      antichrist, that denieth the Father and
                                             the Son.

2:23  omnis qui negat Filium nec Patrem      23.   Whosoever denieth the Son, the
habet qui confitetur Filium et Patrem        same hath not the Father: he that
habet                                        acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father
                                             also.

2:24  vos quod audistis ab initio in         24.   Let that therefore abide in you,
vobis permaneat si in vobis permanserit      which ye have heard from the beginning.
quod ab initio audistis et vos in Filio      If that which ye have heard from the
et Patre manebitis                           beginning shall remain in you, ye also
                                             shall continue in the Son, and in the
                                             Father.

2:25  et haec est repromissio quam ipse      25.   And this is the promise that he
pollicitus est nobis vitam aeternam          hath promised us, even eternal life.

2:26  haec scripsi vobis de eis qui          26.   These things have I written unto
seducunt vos                                 you concerning them that seduce you.

2:27  et vos unctionem quam accepistis       27.   But the anointing which ye have
ab eo manet in vobis et non necesse          received of him abideth in you, and ye
habetis ut aliquis doceat vos sed sicut      need not that any man teach you: but as
unctio eius docet vos de omnibus et          the same anointing teacheth you of all
verum est et non est mendacium et sicut      things, and is truth, and is no lie,
docuit vos manete in eo                      and even as it hath taught you, ye
                                             shall abide in him.

2:28  et nunc filioli manete in eo ut        28.   And now, little children, abide
cum apparuerit habeamus fiduciam et non      in him; that, when he shall appear, we
confundamur ab eo in adventu eius            may have confidence, and not be ashamed
                                             before him at his coming.

2:29  si scitis quoniam iustus est           29.   If ye know that he is righteous,
scitote quoniam et omnis qui facit           ye know that every one that doeth
iustitiam ex ipso natus est                  righteousness is born of him.