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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲉⲕⲗⲉⲕⲧⲏ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not only I, 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 ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ [ⲙⲛ̅]ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ.
I was overjoyed to find some of yoʋr children walking in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ.
And now I ask yoʋ, dear lady—not as writing yoʋ a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅.
Now this is love, that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard it from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
7 ⲍ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
For many deceivers have come into the world, who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Watch yourselves, so that we do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ.
Everyone who transgresses and does not abide in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching of Christ has both the Father and the Son.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲥⲃⲱ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲏⲓ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ.
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not greet him;
for whoever greets him takes part in his evil works.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ϯϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Although I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be full.
The children of yoʋr chosen sister greet yoʋ. Amen.
