Ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφω ὑμῖν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐντολὴν παλαιάν, ἣν εἴχετε ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς· ἡ ἐντολὴ ἡ παλαιά ἐστιν ὁ λόγος ὃν ἠκούσατε ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς.

1. Ἀδελφοί
   Brothers
2.  
   ,
    
3. οὐκ
   not
4. ἐντολὴν
   commandment
5. καινὴν
   new
6. γράφω
   i write
7. ὑμῖν
   to you
8.  
   ,
    
9. ἀλλ᾽
   but
10. ἐντολὴν
    commandment
11. παλαιάν
    ancient
    old
12.  
    ,
     
13. ἣν
    was
14. εἴχετε
    you had
    you have
15. ἀπ᾽
    from
16. ἀρχῆς
    beginning
17.  
    ·
     
18. ἡ
    the
    or
19. ἐντολὴ
    commandment
20. ἡ
    the
    or
21. παλαιά
    old
    ancient
22. ἐστιν
    is
23. ὁ
    the
24. λόγος
    word
    reason, speech
25. ὃν
    which
    whom, being
26. ἠκούσατε
    you heard
27. ἀπ᾽
    from
28. ἀρχῆς
    beginning
29.  
    .
     

Brothers, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.