3 John 1
1 The elder, unto Gaius the beloved, whom, I, love in truth.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ.
2 Beloved! concerning all things, I pray thou mayest be prospering, and be in health, even as, thy soul, is prospering,
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ. ϯϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ.
3 For I rejoiced exceedingly, at brethren coming and bearing witness unto thy truth, —even as, thou, in truth, art walking.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ.
4 I have no, greater, favour than these things, that I should be hearing that, my own children, in the truth, are walking.
ⲇ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
5 Beloved! a faithful thing, art thou doing, whatsoever thou shalt accomplish for them that are brethren, and withal strangers, —
ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ. ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲛ̅ϩⲟⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ.
6 Who have borne witness to thy love before the assembly: whom thou wilt do, nobly, to set forward worthily of God.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲕⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲁⲕⲑⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
7 For, in behalf of The Name, have they gone forth, taking, nothing, from them of the nations.
ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲣⲁⲛ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϫⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
8 We, therefore ought to be sustaining such as these, that we may become, fellowworkers, with the truth.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
9 I wrote something unto the assembly; but, he who is fond of taking the first place among them—Diotrephes, doth not make us welcome.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲓⲣ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲓⲟⲧⲣⲉⲫⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ϥϣⲱⲡ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
10 For this cause, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he is doing, —with wicked words, prating against us; and, not content with these, he neither, himself, maketh the brethren welcome, but, them who are minded [to do it], he forbiddeth, and, out of the assembly, doth cast [them].
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϥϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲕⲱⲗⲩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ.
11 Beloved! be not thou imitating what is bad, but what is good. He that doeth good, is, of God: he that doeth what is bad, hath not seen God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛⲅ̅ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
12 Unto Demetrius, hath witness been borne by all and by the truth itself; howbeit, we also, bear witness, and thou knowest that, our witness, is, true.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲏⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ.
13 Many things, had I to write unto thee, —but I am unwilling, with ink and pen, to be writing;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϯϩⲁϩ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ.
14 I hope, however, straightway, to see thee, and, mouth to mouth, will we talk. Peace be unto thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ. ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ. ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ. ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲛ. ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲅ̅
