| | Darby | | |
| 1 | L'ancien à la dame élue et à ses enfants, que j'aime dans la vérité, - et non pas moi seul, mais aussi tous ceux qui connaissent la vérité, | The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; | The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth; |
| 2 | -à cause de la vérité qui demeure en Nous Et qui sera Avec Nous à jamais. | For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. | for the truth`s sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever: |
| 3 | La grâce, la miséricorde, la paix seront avec vous de la part de Dieu le Père et de la part du Seigneur Jésus Christ le Fils du Père, dans la vérité et dans l' amour. | Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. | Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. |
| 4 | Je me suis fort réjoui d'avoir trouvé de tes enfants marchant dans la vérité, comme nous en avons reçu le commandement de la part du Père. | I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. | I rejoice greatly that I have found [certain] of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father. |
| 5 | Or maintenant, ô dame, je te prie, non comme t'écrivant un nouveau commandement, mais celui que nous avons eu dès le commencement, que nous nous aimions les uns les autres: | And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. | And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. |
| 6 | et c'est ici l'amour, que nous marchions selon ses commandements. C'est ici le commandement, comme vous l'avez entendu dès le commencement, afin que vous y marchiez; | And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. | And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it. |
| 7 | car plusieurs séducteurs sont sortis dans le monde, ceux qui ne confessent pas Jésus Christ venant en chair: celui-là est le séducteur et l'antichrist. | For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. | For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, [even] they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. |
| 8 | Prenez garde à vous-mêmes, afin que nous ne perdions pas ce que nous avons opéré, mais que nous recevions un plein salaire. | Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. | Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward. |
| 9 | Quiconque vous mène en avant et ne demeure pas dans la doctrine du Christ, n'a pas Dieu. Celui qui demeure dans la doctrine, celui-là a le Père et le Fils. | Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. | Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son. |
| 10 | Si quelqu'un vient à vous et n'apporte pas cette doctrine, ne le recevez pas dans votre maison et ne le saluez pas, | If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: | If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into [your] house, and give him no greeting: |
| 11 | car celui qui le salue principe à ses mauvaises oeuvres. | For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. | for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works. |
| 12 | Ayant beaucoup de choses à vous écrire, je n'ai pas voulu le faire avec du papier et de l'encre, mais j'espère aller vers vous et vous parler bouche à bouche, afin que notre joie soit accomplie. | Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. | Having many things to write unto you, I would not [write them] with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full. |
| 13 | Les enfants de ta soeur élue te saluent. | The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. | The children of thine elect sister salute thee. |
