Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹³ I am writing graphō these things houtos to you hymeis so that hina you may know oida that hoti you have echō eternal aiōnios life zōē—you who ho believe pisteuō in eis the ho name onoma of the ho Son hyios of ho God theos. ¹⁴ And kai this houtos is eimi the ho confidence parrēsia we have echō as we approach pros him autos: that hoti if ean we ask aiteō anything tis according to kata · ho his autos will thelēma, he hears akouō us hēmeis. ¹⁵ And kai if ean we know oida that hoti he hears akouō us hēmeis regarding whatever hos we ask aiteō, we know oida that hoti we have echō the ho requests aitēma that hos we have asked aiteō of apo him autos. ¹⁶ If ean someone tis sees · ho his autos brother adelphos committing hamartanō a sin hamartia that does not mē lead to pros death thanatos, he should ask aiteō and kai God will give didōmi him autos life zōē— to those ho whose sins hamartanō do not mē lead to pros death thanatos. There is eimi sin hamartia that leads to pros death thanatos; I do legō not ou say legō that hina he should pray erōtaō about peri that ekeinos. ¹⁷ All pas wrongdoing adikia is eimi sin hamartia, but kai there is eimi sin hamartia that does not ou lead to pros death thanatos.

¹⁸ We know oida that hoti everyone pas who ho has been born gennaō of ek · ho God theos does not ou continue to sin hamartanō, but alla the ho one who was born gennaō of ek · ho God theos protects tēreō him autos and kai the ho evil one ponēros will not ou harm haptō him autos. ¹⁹ We know oida that hoti we are eimi children of ek · ho God theos, and kai that the ho whole holos world kosmos lies keimai in en the power of the ho evil one ponēros. ²⁰ And de we know oida that hoti the ho Son hyios of ho God theos has come hēkō and kai has given didōmi us hēmeis discernment dianoia so that hina we may know ginōskō him ho who is true alēthinos; and kai we are eimi in en him ho who is true alēthinos, in en · ho his autos Son hyios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos. This one houtos is eimi the ho true alēthinos God theos and kai eternal aiōnios life zōē.

²¹ Little children teknion, keep phylassō yourselves heautou from apo · ho idols eidōlon.