Chapter X: Section III: (2)

GREEK. LATIN.

Αγαπητοι, ουκ εντολην Carissimi non mandatum
καινην γραφω ὑμιν, αλλ' novum scribo
εντολην παλαιαν ἡν vobis, sed mandatum
ειχετε απ' αρχης· ἡ vetus quod habuistis
εντολη ἡ παλαια εστιν ab initio: mandatum
ὁ λογος ὁν ηκουσατε. vetus est verbum quod
παλιν εντολην καινην audistis. Iterum mandatum
γραφω ὑμιν, ὁ εστιν novum scribo
αληθες εν αυτω και vobis, quod est verum
εν ὑμιν, ὁτι ἡ σκια et in ipso et in vobis,
παραγεται και το φως quoniam tenebræ transierunt
το αληθινον ηδη φαινει. et lumen verum
ὁ λεγων εν τω φωτι jam lucet. Qui dicit
ειναι και τον αδελφον se in luce esse et fratrem
αυτου μισων εν τη suum odit, in
σκοτια εστιν ἑως αρτι. tenebris est usque
αγαπων τον αδελφον adhuc. Qui diligit
αυτου εν τω φωτι μενει. f ratrem suum in lumine
και σκανδαλον εν αυτω manet, et scandalum
ουκ εστιν. ὁ δε μισων in eo non est: qui
τον αδελφον αυτου εν autem odit fratrem
τη σκοτια εστιν και εν suum, in tenebris est,
τη σκοτια περιπατει, και et in tenebris ambulat
ουκ οιδε που ὑπαγει, et nescit quo eat,
ὁτι ἡ σκοτια ετυφλωσεν quoniam tenebræ obcæcaverunt
τους οφθαλμους αυτου. oculos eius.

AUTHORISED VERSION. REVISED VERSION.

Brethren, I write Beloved, no new
no new commandment commandment write I
unto you, but an old unto you, but an old
commandment which commandment which
ye had from the beginning. ye had from the beginning:
The old commandment the old commandment
is the word is the word
which ye have heard which ye heard. Again,
from the beginning. a new commandment
Again, a new commandment write I unto you, which
I write unto thing is true in Him
you, which thing is and in you: because
true in Him and in the darkness is passing
you: because the darkness away, and the true
is past, and the light already shineth.
true light now shineth. He that saith he is in
He that saith he the light, and hateth
is in the light, and his brother, is in the
hateth his brother, is darkness even until
in darkness even until now. He that loveth
now. He that loveth his brother abideth in
his brother abideth in the light, and there is
the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling
none occasion of stumbling in him. But he
in him. But he that hateth his brother
that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and
is in darkness, and walketh in the darkness,
walketh in darkness, and knoweth not
and knoweth not whither whither he goeth, because
he goeth, because the darkness
that darkness hath hath blinded his eyes.
blinded his eyes.

ANOTHER VERSION.

Beloved, no fresh
commandment I am
writing unto you, but
an old commandment
which ye had from the
beginning. The commandment,
the old commandment,
is the word
which ye heard. Again,
a fresh commandment
I am writing unto you,
which thing [_as a whole_]
is true in Him and in
you: because the shadow
is drifting by, and
the light, the very _light_,
is already enlightening.
He that saith he is in
the light and hateth his
brother, in the darkness
is he hitherto. He
that loveth his brother
in the light abideth he,
and scandal in him
there is not. But he
that hateth his brother
in the darkness is he,
and in the darkness
walketh he, and he
knoweth not whither
he goeth because the
darkness hath blinded
his eyes.