Chapter 1
1 ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲛⲉⲓⲟⲣϩϥ ⲛⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲁⲩϭⲙϭⲱⲙϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ
ἀρχῆς,archēs[the] beginning,G0746N-GSF ἀκηκόαμεν,akēkoamenwe have heard,G0191V-2RAI-1P ἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenwe have seenG3708V-RAI-1P τοῖςtoiswith theG3588T-DPM ὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoiseyesG3788N-DPM ἡμῶν,hēmōnof us,G3165P-1GP ἐθεασάμεθαetheasamethawe have gazed uponG2300V-ADI-1P χεῖρεςcheireshandsG5495N-NPF ἐψηλάφησανepsēlaphēsanhandledG5584V-AAI-3P περὶpericoncerningG4012PREP ζωῆς·zōēsof life —G2222N-GSF 2 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
ἐφανερώθη,ephanerōthēwas made manifest,G5319V-API-3S ἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenwe have seenG3708V-RAI-1P μαρτυροῦμενmarturoumenbear witnessG3140V-PAI-1P ἀπαγγέλλομενapangellomenwe proclaimG0518V-PAI-1P ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771P-2DP αἰώνιονaiōnioneternalG0166A-ASF πατέραpateraFatherG3962N-ASM-T ἐφανερώθηephanerōthēwas revealedG5319V-API-3S ἡμῖν·hēminto us —G3165P-1DP 3 ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲱ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲟⲛⲓⲁ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
ἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenwe have seenG3708V-RAI-1P ἀκηκόαμεν,akēkoamenhave heard,G0191V-2RAI-1P ἀπαγγέλλομενapangellomenwe proclaimG0518V-PAI-1P ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771P-2DP ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771P-2NP κοινωνίανkoinōnianfellowshipG2842N-ASF ἔχητεechētemay haveG2192V-PAS-2P κοινωνίαkoinōniafellowshipG2842N-NSF ἡμετέραhēmeteraour ownG1473S-1PNSF μετὰmeta[is] withG3326PREP πατρὸςpatrosFatherG3962N-GSM-T αὐτοῦautouof HimG0846P-GSM Χριστοῦ.ChristouChrist.G5547N-GSM-T 4 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
ταῦταtautathese thingsG3778D-APN γράφομενgraphomenwriteG1125V-PAI-1P ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165P-1NP πεπληρωμένη.peplērōmenēcompleted.G4137V-RPP-NSF 5 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
ἔστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S ἀγγελίαangeliamessageG0031N-NSF ἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenwe have heardG0191V-2RAI-1P ἀναγγέλλομενanangellomenwe preachG0312V-PAI-1P ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771P-2DP ἐστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S σκοτίαskotiadarknessG4653N-NSF ἔστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S οὐδεμία.oudemianone.G3762A-NSF 6 ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓⲛⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲛϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ
εἴπωμενeipōmenwe shall sayG2036V-2AAS-1P κοινωνίανkoinōnianfellowshipG2842N-ASF ἔχομενechomenwe haveG2192V-PAI-1P σκότειskoteidarknessG4655N-DSN περιπατῶμεν,peripatōmenmay walk,G4043V-PAS-1P ψευδόμεθαpseudomethawe lieG5574V-PNI-1P ποιοῦμενpoioumenwe do practiceG4160GV-PAI-1P ἀλήθειαν·alētheiantruth;G0225N-ASF 7 ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲑⲉⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲧϥϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓⲛⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲃⲃⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
περιπατῶμενperipatōmenwe shall walkG4043V-PAS-1P αὐτόςautosHe himselfG0846P-NSM ἐστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S φωτί,phōtilight,G5457N-DSN κοινωνίανkoinōnianfellowshipG2842N-ASF ἔχομενechomenwe haveG2192V-PAI-1P ἀλλήλωνallēlōnone anotherG0240C-GPM ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusG2424GN-GSM-P ΧριστοῦChristouChristG5547N-GSM-T αὐτοῦautouof HimG0846P-GSM καθαρίζειkatharizeicleansesG2511V-PAI-3S ἁμαρτίας.hamartiassin.G0266N-GSF 8 ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ
εἴπωμενeipōmenwe shall sayG2036V-2AAS-1P ἁμαρτίανhamartiansinG0266N-ASF ἔχομεν,echomenwe have,G2192V-PAI-1P ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousourselvesG1438F-1APM πλανῶμενplanōmenwe deceiveG4105V-PAI-1P ἀλήθειαalētheiatruthG0225N-NSF ἔστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S 9 ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲩⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲃⲃⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ
ὁμολογῶμενhomologōmenwe shall confessG3670V-PAS-1P ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinsG0266N-APF ἡμῶν,hēmōnof us,G3165P-1GP πιστόςpistosfaithfulG4103A-NSM ἐστινestinHe isG1510V-PAI-3S δίκαιοςdikaiosjustG1342A-NSM ἀφῇaphēaHe may forgiveG0863HV-2AAS-3S ἁμαρτίαςhamartias[our] sinsG0266N-APF καθαρίσῃkatharisēmay cleanseG2511V-AAS-3S ἀδικίας.adikiasunrighteousness.G0093N-GSF 10 ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ
εἴπωμενeipōmenwe shall sayG2036V-2AAS-1P ἡμαρτήκαμεν,hēmartēkamenwe have sinned,G0264V-RAI-1P ψεύστηνpseustēna liarG5583N-ASM ποιοῦμενpoioumenwe makeG4160GV-PAI-1P αὐτοῦautouof HimG0846P-GSM ἔστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S