Interlinear view shows the original Hebrew/Greek text with word-by-word translation (KJV).
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Ὁ the/this/who πρεσβύτερος elder ἐκλεκτῇ select κυρίᾳ lady καὶ and τοῖς the/this/who τέκνοις child αὐτῆς he/she/it/self οὓς which ἐγὼ I/we ἀγαπῶ love ἐν in/on/among ἀληθείᾳ, truth καὶ and οὐκ no ἐγὼ I/we μόνος, alone ἀλλὰ but καὶ and πάντες all οἱ the/this/who ἐγνωκότες know τὴν the/this/who ἀλήθειαν, truth
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διὰ through/beca… τὴν the/this/who ἀλήθειαν truth τὴν the/this/who μένουσαν stay ἐν in/on/among ἡμῖν, I/we καὶ and μεθ᾽ with/after ἡμῶν I/we ἔσται be εἰς toward τὸν the/this/who αἰῶνα· age
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ἔσται be μεθ᾽ with/after ἡμῶν I/we χάρις grace ἔλεος mercy εἰρήνη peace παρὰ from with θεοῦ God πατρὸς father καὶ and παρὰ from with κυρίου lord Ἰησοῦ Jesus/Joshua Χριστοῦ Christ τοῦ the/this/who υἱοῦ son τοῦ the/this/who πατρὸς father ἐν in/on/among ἀληθείᾳ truth καὶ and ἀγάπῃ. love
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Ἐχάρην rejoice λίαν greatly ὅτι that/since εὕρηκα find/meet ἐκ out from τῶν the/this/who τέκνων child σου you περιπατοῦντας walk ἐν in/on/among ἀληθείᾳ truth καθὼς as/just as ἐντολὴν commandment ἐλάβομεν take παρὰ from with τοῦ the/this/who πατρός. father
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καὶ and νῦν now ἐρωτῶ ask σε, you κυρία, lady οὐχ no ὡς which/how ἐντολὴν commandment καινὴν new γράφων write σοι, you ἀλλ᾽ but ἣν which εἴχομεν have/be ἀπ᾽ away from ἀρχῆς, beginning ἵνα in order tha… ἀγαπῶμεν love ἀλλήλους. one another
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καὶ and αὕτη this/he/she/it ἐστὶν be ἡ the/this/who ἀγάπη love ἵνα in order tha… περιπατῶμεν walk κατὰ according to τὰς the/this/who ἐντολὰς commandment αὐτοῦ. he/she/it/self αὕτη this/he/she/it ἡ the/this/who ἐντολή commandment ἐστιν be καθὼς as/just as ἠκούσατε hear ἀπ᾽ away from ἀρχῆς, beginning ἵνα in order tha… ἐν in/on/among αὐτῇ he/she/it/self περιπατῆτε· walk
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ὅτι that/since πολλοὶ much πλάνοι deceiving ἐξῆλθον go out εἰς toward τὸν the/this/who κόσμον, world οἱ the/this/who μὴ not ὁμολογοῦντες confess/profess Ἰησοῦν Jesus/Joshua Χριστὸν Christ ἐρχόμενον come/go ἐν in/on/among σαρκί· flesh οὗτός this/he/she/it ἐστιν be ὁ the/this/who πλάνος deceiving καὶ and ὁ the/this/who ἀντίχριστος. antichrist
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βλέπετε see ἑαυτοὺς my/your/him-… ἵνα in order tha… μὴ not ἀπολέσητε destroy ἃ which εἰργασάμεθα, work ἀλλὰ but μισθὸν wage πλήρη full ἀπολάβητε. get back
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πᾶς all ὁ the/this/who προάγων go/bring before καὶ and μὴ not μένων stay ἐν in/on/among τῇ the/this/who διδαχῇ teaching τοῦ the/this/who Χριστοῦ Christ θεὸν God οὐκ no ἔχει· have/be ὁ the/this/who μένων stay ἐν in/on/among τῇ the/this/who διδαχῇ teaching τοῦ the/this/who Χριστοῦ, Christ οὗτος this/he/she/it καὶ and τὸν the/this/who πατέρα father καὶ and τὸν the/this/who υἱὸν son ἔχει. have/be
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εἴ if τις one ἔρχεται come/go πρὸς to/with ὑμᾶς you καὶ and ταύτην this/he/she/it τὴν the/this/who διδαχὴν teaching οὐ no φέρει, bear/lead μὴ not λαμβάνετε take αὐτὸν he/she/it/self εἰς toward οἰκίαν, home καὶ and χαίρειν rejoice αὐτῷ he/she/it/self μὴ not λέγετε· speak
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ὁ the/this/who λέγων speak γὰρ for αὐτῷ he/she/it/self χαίρειν, rejoice κοινωνεῖ participate τοῖς the/this/who ἔργοις work αὐτοῦ he/she/it/self τοῖς the/this/who πονηροῖς. evil/bad
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Πολλὰ much ἔχων have/be ὑμῖν you γράφειν write οὐκ no ἐβουλήθην plan διὰ through/beca… χάρτου paper καὶ and μέλανος· ink ἀλλ᾽ but ἐλπίζω hope/expect γενέσθαι be πρὸς to/with ὑμᾶς you καὶ and στόμα mouth πρὸς to/with στόμα mouth λαλῆσαι speak ἵνα in order tha… ἡ the/this/who χαρὰ joy ἡμῶν I/we πεπληρωμένη fulfill ᾖ. be
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ἀσπάζεταί pay respects to σε you τὰ the/this/who τέκνα child τῆς the/this/who ἀδελφῆς sister σου you τῆς the/this/who ἐκλεκτῆς select ἀμήν. amen