ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ Ⲅ ̅ 1
The Elder vnto the beloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ
Beloued, I wish chiefly that thou prosperedst and faredst well as thy soule prospereth.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲀⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
For I reioyced greatly when the brethren came, and testified of the trueth that is in thee, how thou walkest in the trueth.
I haue no greater ioy then these, that is, to heare that my sonnes walke in veritie.
Beloued, thou doest faithfully, whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers,
Which bare witnesse of thy loue before the Churches. Whom if thou bringest on their iourney as it beseemeth according to God, thou shalt doe well,
Because that for his Names sake they went forth, and tooke nothing of the Gentiles.
We therefore ought to receiue such, that we might be helpers to the trueth.
I wrote vnto the Church: but Diotrephes which loueth to haue the preeminence among them, receiueth vs not.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ϮⲚⲀⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲪⲖⲞⲒⲀⲢⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲚⲎⲢⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲔⲎⲚ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϤϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲞⲠⲞⲨ ϤⲬⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲒϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ
Wherefore if I come, I will call to your remembrance his deedes which he doeth, pratling against vs with malicious wordes, and not therewith content, neither he himselfe receiueth the brethren, but forbiddeth them that woulde, and thrusteth them out of the Church.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚⲔ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲪϮ
Beloued, follow not that which is euill, but that which is good: he that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euill, hath not seene God.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲆⲒⲘⲎⲦⲢⲒⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ
Demetrius hath good report of al men, and of the trueth it selfe: yea, and wee our selues beare recorde, and ye know that our record is true.
I haue many things to write: but I will not with yncke and pen write vnto thee:
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲢⲞ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϢⲪⲈⲢ ϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲚⲒϢⲪⲈⲢ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ.
For I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speake mouth to mouth. Peace be with thee. The friends salute thee. Greete the friends by name.
