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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—
because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: (aiōn g165)
3 ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ.
I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
7 ⲍ̅ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲁⲑⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ.
Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ϯⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
The children of your elect sister send you greetings.
