A Greeting from the Elder
(2 John 1:1–3)

1 Ὁ (The) πρεσβύτερος (elder)

Γαΐῳ (To Gaius) τῷ (the) ἀγαπητῷ (beloved), ὃν (whom) ἐγὼ (I) ἀγαπῶ (love) ἐν (in) ἀληθείᾳ (truth).

2 Ἀγαπητέ (Beloved), περὶ (concerning) πάντων (all things) εὔχομαί (I pray) σε (you) εὐοδοῦσθαι (to prosper) καὶ (and) ὑγιαίνειν (to be in good health), καθὼς (just as) εὐοδοῦταί (prospers) σου (your) ἡ (-) ψυχή (soul). 3 ἐχάρην (I rejoiced) γὰρ (for) λίαν (exceedingly) ἐρχομένων (coming) ἀδελφῶν (on the brothers') καὶ (and) μαρτυρούντων (testifying) σου (of your) τῇ (-) ἀληθείᾳ (truth), καθὼς (just as) σὺ (you) ἐν (in) ἀληθείᾳ (truth) περιπατεῖς (are walking). 4 μειζοτέραν (Greater) τούτων (than these things) οὐκ (not) ἔχω (I have) χαράν (joy), ἵνα (that) ἀκούω (I should hear of) τὰ (-) ἐμὰ (my) τέκνα (children) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἀληθείᾳ (truth) περιπατοῦντα (walking).

Gaius Commended for Hospitality

5 Ἀγαπητέ (Beloved), πιστὸν (faithfully) ποιεῖς (you are doing) ὃ (whatever) ἐὰν (if) ἐργάσῃ (you might work) εἰς (for) τοὺς (the) ἀδελφοὺς (brothers) καὶ (and) τοῦτο (they are) ξένους (strangers), 6 οἳ (who) ἐμαρτύρησάν (testified) σου (of your) τῇ (-) ἀγάπῃ (love) ἐνώπιον (before) ἐκκλησίας (the church), οὓς (whom) καλῶς (well) ποιήσεις (you will do) προπέμψας (having sent forward) ἀξίως (worthily) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God)· 7 ὑπὲρ (On behalf) γὰρ (for) τοῦ (of the) Ὀνόματος (Name) ἐξῆλθον (they went out) μηδὲν (nothing) λαμβάνοντες (receiving) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (the) ἐθνικῶν (Gentiles). 8 ἡμεῖς (We) οὖν (therefore) ὀφείλομεν (ought) ὑπολαμβάνειν (to support) τοὺς (-) τοιούτους (such), ἵνα (so that) συνεργοὶ (fellow workers) γινώμεθα (we may be) τῇ (in the) ἀληθείᾳ (truth).

Diotrephes and Demetrius

9 Ἔγραψά (I did write) τι (something) τῇ (to the) ἐκκλησίᾳ (church)· ἀλλ’ (but) ὁ (the one) φιλοπρωτεύων (loving to be first) αὐτῶν (among them) Διοτρεφὴς (Diotrephes) οὐκ (not) ἐπιδέχεται (welcomes) ἡμᾶς (us). 10 διὰ (Because of) τοῦτο (this), ἐὰν (if) ἔλθω (I should come), ὑπομνήσω (I will bring to remembrance) αὐτοῦ (of him) τὰ (the) ἔργα (works) ἃ (that) ποιεῖ (he is doing) λόγοις (with words) πονηροῖς (evil) φλυαρῶν (prattling against) ἡμᾶς (us), καὶ (and) μὴ (not) ἀρκούμενος (being satisfied) ἐπὶ (with) τούτοις (these) οὔτε (neither) αὐτὸς (himself) ἐπιδέχεται (he welcomes) τοὺς (the) ἀδελφοὺς (brothers) καὶ (and) τοὺς (those) βουλομένους (intending) κωλύει (he forbids) καὶ (and) ἐκ (of) τῆς (the) ἐκκλησίας (church) ἐκβάλλει (he casts them out).

11 Ἀγαπητέ (Beloved), μὴ (not) μιμοῦ (imitate) τὸ (what is) κακὸν (evil) ἀλλὰ (but) τὸ (what is) ἀγαθόν (good). ὁ (The one) ἀγαθοποιῶν (doing good) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God) ἐστιν (is)· ὁ (the one) κακοποιῶν (doing evil) οὐχ (not) ἑώρακεν (has seen) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God).

12 Δημητρίῳ (To Demetrius) μεμαρτύρηται (testimony has been given) ὑπὸ (by) πάντων (all) καὶ (and) ὑπὸ (by) αὐτῆς (itself) τῆς (the) ἀληθείας (truth)· καὶ (and) ἡμεῖς (we) δὲ (also) μαρτυροῦμεν (testify), καὶ (and) οἶδας (you know) ὅτι (that) ἡ (the) μαρτυρία (testimony) ἡμῶν (of us) ἀληθής (true) ἐστιν (is).

Conclusion
(2 John 1:12–13)

13 Πολλὰ (Many things) εἶχον (I had) γράψαι (to write) σοι (to you), ἀλλ’ (but) οὐ (not) θέλω (I want) διὰ (with) μέλανος (ink) καὶ (and) καλάμου (pen) σοι (to you) γράφειν (to write)· 14 ἐλπίζω (I hope) δὲ (however) εὐθέως (soon) σε (you) ἰδεῖν (to see), καὶ (and) στόμα (mouth) πρὸς (to) στόμα (mouth) λαλήσομεν (we will speak).

Εἰρήνη (Peace) σοι (to you).

Ἀσπάζονταί (Greet) σε (you) οἱ (the) φίλοι (friends).

Ἀσπάζου (Greet) τοὺς (the) φίλους (friends) κατ’ (by) ὄνομα (name).