16 Ἐν τούτῳ ἐγνώκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην· ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἔθηκεν· καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν τὰς ψυχὰς τιθέναι.*35 [92%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ θειναι ℵA,B,C [8%] NU 17 Ὃς δ᾿ ἂν ἔχῃ* ¦ εχει [15%] τὸν βίον τοῦ κόσμου καὶ θεωρῇ*35 ℵA,B,C [47%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ θεωρει [53%] (An itacism? Θεωρη is parallel to εχη and κλειση; all are in the Subjunctive because of αν.) τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ χρείαν ἔχοντα, καὶ κλείσῃ* ¦ κλεισει [14%] τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ—πῶς ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ μένει*35 [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ μενεῖ [17%] ¦ ambiguous ℵA,B,C [1%] ¦ μενη [2%] ἐν αὐτῷ;

18 Τεκνία μου,*35 [87%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B,C [13%] NU μὴ ἀγαπῶμεν λόγῳ μηδὲ τῇ*35 A,B,C [85%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ --- (ℵ) [15%] TR γλώσσῃ, ἀλλ᾿*35 B,C [97.5%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ αλλα ℵA [2.5%] NU ἐν*35 ℵA,B,C [65%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ --- [35%] TR ἔργῳ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ