ἔγραψα ὑμῖν, παιδία, ὅτι ἐγνώκατε τὸν πατέρα. ἔγραψα ὑμῖν, πατέρες, ὅτι ἐγνώκατε τὸν ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς. ἔγραψα ὑμῖν, νεανίσκοι, ὅτι ἰσχυροί ἐστε καὶ ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ὑμῖν μένει καὶ νενικήκατε τὸν πονηρόν.

1. ἔγραψα
   i wrote
2. ὑμῖν
   to you
3.  
   ,
    
4. παιδία
   children
5.  
   ,
    
6. ὅτι
   that
   because
7. ἐγνώκατε
   you have known
   you have decided
8. τὸν
   the
9. πατέρα
   father
10.  
    .
     
11. ἔγραψα
    i wrote
12. ὑμῖν
    to you
13.  
    ,
     
14. πατέρες
    fathers
15.  
    ,
     
16. ὅτι
    that
    because
17. ἐγνώκατε
    you have known
    you have decided
18. τὸν
    the
19. ἀπ᾽
    from
20. ἀρχῆς
    beginning
21.  
    .
     
22. ἔγραψα
    i wrote
23. ὑμῖν
    to you
24.  
    ,
     
25. νεανίσκοι
    young men
26.  
    ,
     
27. ὅτι
    that
    because
28. ἰσχυροί
    strong
    mighty
29. ἐστε
    you are
    are
30. καὶ
    and
31. ὁ
    the
32. λόγος
    word
    reason, speech
33. τοῦ
    of the
    the
34. Θεοῦ
    God
35. ἐν
    in
36. ὑμῖν
    to you
37. μένει
    remains
38. καὶ
    and
39. νενικήκατε
    you have overcome
    you have conquered, have overcome
40. τὸν
    the
41. πονηρόν
    evil
42.  
    .
     

I wrote to you, children, because you have known the Father. I wrote to you, fathers, because you have known the one from the beginning. I wrote to you, young men, because you are strong and the word of God remains in you and you have overcome the evil one.