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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ

The elder, to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

2 ⲃ̅ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ϯϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ

Dear one, I pray for you to prosper in every way and to be healthy, just as your soul prospers.

3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ

Because it gave me great joy when some brothers came and testified to the truth about you, how you are walking in Truth.

4 ⲇ̅ ⲉⲙⲛϯ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in Truth.

5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲙⲟ

Dear one, you are faithful in whatever you do for the brothers, and for the strangers

6 ⲋ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲕⲛⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲁⲕⲑⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

who testified to your love before the church—you will do well by sending them on their way in a manner worthy of God,

7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ

because it was for the sake of the Name that they went out, accepting nothing from pagans.

8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ϣⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲉⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ

We therefore ought to welcome such, so that we may work together for the Truth.

9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲓⲣ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲓⲟⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏⲥ ⲛϥϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ

I wrote to the congregation, but Diotrephes, who wants to dominate the others, does not acknowledge us.

10 ⲓ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲣ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲉⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛϥϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ

So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, slandering us with malignant words. And not satisfied with that, not only does he himself not receive the brothers, but he forbids those who want to do so, kicking them out of the congregation.

11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲛⲅ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

Dear one, do not imitate what is bad, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God.

12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲛⲉⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ

Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone—even by the truth itself. Yes, we also speak well of him, and we know that our testimony is true.

13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲛϯ ϩⲁϩ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ

I had many things to write, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink;

14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲓ ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲁⲛ

rather I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. Peace to you. The friends here greet you. Greet the friends there by name.