2 Ἀγαπητοί, νῦν τέκνα Θεοῦ ἐσμεν καὶ οὔπω ἐφανερώθη τί ἐσόμεθα, οἴδαμεν δὲ§οιδαμεν δε f35 [90.4%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 ℵA,B,C [5.6%] NU ¦ — [4%] ὅτι ἐάν φανερωθῇ ὅμοιοι αὐτῷ ἐσόμεθα, ὅτι ὀψόμεθα αὐτὸν καθώς ἐστιν 3 —καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἔχων τὴν ἐλπίδα ταύτην ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ ἁγνίζει ἑαυτόν, καθὼς ἐκεῖνος ἁγνός ἐστιν.
7 Τεκνία, μηδεὶς πλανάτω ὑμᾶς· ὁ ποιῶν τὴν δικαιοσύνην δίκαιός ἐστιν, καθὼς ἐκεῖνος δίκαιός ἐστιν. 8 Ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐκ τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστίν, ὅτι ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς ὁ διάβολος ἁμαρτάνει. Εἰς τοῦτο ἐφανερώθη ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ· ἵνα λύσῃ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ διαβόλου. 9 Πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος‡γεγεννημενος rell ¦ γεγενημενος [15%] ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἁμαρτίαν οὐ ποιεῖ, ὅτι σπέρμα αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ μένει· καί, οὐ δύναται ἁμαρτάνειν ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ γεγέννηται.§γεγεννηται rell ¦ γεγενηται [16%]
13 Μὴ‡μη f35 A,B [93%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ και 1 ℵC [7%] [NU]ECM θαυμάζετε, ἀδελφοί μου,§μου f35 [88%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B,C [12%] NU εἰ μισεῖ ὑμᾶς ὁ κόσμος. 14 Ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν ὅτι μεταβεβήκαμεν ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου εἰς τὴν ζωὴν ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τοὺς ἀδελφούς· ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν*τον αδελφον f35 C (80.5%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 12 αυτου (14.7%) ¦ — ℵA,B (3.8%) NU ¦ three other variants (1%) μένει ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ. 15 Πᾶς ὁ μισῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἀνθρωποκτόνος ἐστίν, καὶ οἴδατε ὅτι πᾶς ἀνθρωποκτόνος οὐκ ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἐν ἑαυτῷ†εαυτω f35 ℵA,C [70%] RP,HF,OC,CP ¦ αυτω B [30%] TR,NU μένουσαν.
18 Τεκνία μου,§μου f35 [87%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B,C [13%] NU μὴ ἀγαπῶμεν λόγῳ μηδὲ τῇ*τη f35 A,B,C [85%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ — (ℵ) [15%] TR γλώσσῃ, ἀλλ᾿†αλλ f35 B,C [97.5%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ αλλα ℵA [2.5%] NU ἐν‡εν f35 ℵA,B,C [65%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ — [35%] TR ἔργῳ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ 19 —καί,§και f35 ℵC [93.6%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]ECM ¦ — A,B [6%] ¦ αλλ [0.4%] ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν*γινωσκομεν f35 [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ γνωσομεθα ℵA,B,C [17%] NU ¦ γινωσκομεθα [1%] ¦ three other variants [2%] ὅτι ἐκ τῆς Ἀληθείας ἐσμὲν καὶ ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ πείσωμεν†πεισωμεν f35 [43%] ¦ πεισομεν ℵA,B,C [56%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ two other variants [1%] (The assuring is not automatic and is up to us—the Subjunctive is correct.) τὰς καρδίας‡τας καρδιας f35 ℵC [97.8%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ την καρδιαν A,B [2.2%] NU ἡμῶν· 20 ὅτι ἐὰν καταγινώσκῃ§καταγινωσκη rell ¦ καταγινωσκει [24%] ἡμῶν ἡ καρδία, ὅτι μείζων ἐστὶν ὁ Θεὸς τῆς καρδίας ἡμῶν καὶ γινώσκει πάντα.
- a δεδωκεν rell ¦ εδωκεν A [14%]
- b κληθωμεν f35 (85.4%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 και εσμεν ℵA,B,C (14.6%) NU (The addition is out of place here, since John takes up that point in verse two.)
- c ημας f35 A,B [36%] TR,NU ¦ υμας ℵC [63.5%] RP,HF,OC,CP ¦ — [0.5%] (John is making a general statement, so it is properly inclusive—first person.)
- d οιδαμεν δε f35 [90.4%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 ℵA,B,C [5.6%] NU ¦ — [4%]
- e ημων f35 ℵ,C [95.8%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — A,B [4.2%] NU
- f και f35 [20%] CP ¦ — ℵA,B,C [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU (I take the conjunction to be emphatic, ‘indeed’.)
- g γεγεννημενος rell ¦ γεγενημενος [15%]
- h γεγεννηται rell ¦ γεγενηται [16%]
- i ποιων rell ¦ 1 την A,C [18%]
- j αγγελια rell ¦ επαγγελια ℵC [10%]
- k μη f35 A,B [93%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ και 1 ℵC [7%] [NU]ECM
- l μου f35 [88%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B,C [12%] NU
- m τον αδελφον f35 C (80.5%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 12 αυτου (14.7%) ¦ — ℵA,B (3.8%) NU ¦ three other variants (1%)
- n εαυτω f35 ℵA,C [70%] RP,HF,OC,CP ¦ αυτω B [30%] TR,NU
- o τιθεναι f35 [92%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ θειναι ℵA,B,C [8%] NU
- p εχη rell ¦ εχει [15%]
- q θεωρη f35 ℵA,B,C [47%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ θεωρει [53%] (An itacism? Θεωρη is parallel to εχη and κλειση; all are in the Subjunctive because of αν.)
- r κλειση rell ¦ κλεισει [14%]
- s μένει f35 [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ μενεῖ [17%] ¦ ambiguous ℵA,B,C [1%] ¦ μενη [2%]
- t μου f35 [87%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B,C [13%] NU
- u τη f35 A,B,C [85%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ — (ℵ) [15%] TR
- v αλλ f35 B,C [97.5%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ αλλα ℵA [2.5%] NU
- w εν f35 ℵA,B,C [65%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ — [35%] TR
- x και f35 ℵC [93.6%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]ECM ¦ — A,B [6%] ¦ αλλ [0.4%]
- y γινωσκομεν f35 [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ γνωσομεθα ℵA,B,C [17%] NU ¦ γινωσκομεθα [1%] ¦ three other variants [2%]
- z πεισωμεν f35 [43%] ¦ πεισομεν ℵA,B,C [56%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ two other variants [1%] (The assuring is not automatic and is up to us—the Subjunctive is correct.)
- aa τας καρδιας f35 ℵC [97.8%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ την καρδιαν A,B [2.2%] NU
- bb καταγινωσκη rell ¦ καταγινωσκει [24%]
- cc ημων f35 ℵvC [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]ECM ¦ — A,B [3%]
- dd καταγινωσκη rell ¦ καταγινωσκει A [29%]
- ee ημων f35 ℵvA [97.8%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — B,C [2.2%] NU
- ff λαμβανομεν rell ¦ λαμβανωμεν A [16%]
- gg παρ f35 [91.5%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ απ ℵA,B,C [8.5%] NU
- hh τηρουμεν rell ¦ τηρωμεν ℵA [10%]
- ii πιστευσωμεν f35 B (66.9%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ πιστευωμεν ℵA,C (26.5%) ¦ πιστευομεν (5.4%) ¦ πιστευσομεν (1.2%)
- jj εντολην f35 [80%] RP,HF,OC,CP ¦ 1 ημιν ℵA,B,C [20%] TR,NU
- kk εν f35 ℵ [30%] CP ¦ και 1 A,B,Cv [70%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU (Given John’s fondness for the conjunction, scribes could add it almost without thinking.)
- ll ημιν εδωκεν f35 A,B [75%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ ~ 21 ℵ [25%] CP