3 John 1

1 The elder To Gaius the beloved whom I myself love in truth.

ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ

2 Beloved, concerning all things I pray you to do well and to be in good health even as does well your soul.

ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ϯϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ

3 I rejoiced for exceedingly when were coming [the] brothers and those bearing witness from you to the to truth, even as you yourself in truth are walking.

ⲅ̅ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ

4 Greater than these things not I have (joy *NK(O)*) that I may hear of my children in (the *no*) truth walking.

ⲇ̅ⲉⲙⲛϯ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ

5 Beloved, faithfully you are doing whatever maybe you shall do for the brothers and (for *k*) (that [thing] *N(k)O*) strangers,

ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲙⲟ

6 who testified of your love before [the] church, whom well you will do having set forward worthily of God.

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

7 On behalf for of the name they went forth nothing accepting from the (Gentile [people]. *N(k)O*)

ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ

8 We ourselves therefore ought (to receive *N(k)O*) such [men] so that fellow workers we may be in the truth.

ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ϣⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲉⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ

9 I have written (something *no*) to the church; but the [one] loving to be first among them Diotrephes not welcomes us.

ⲑ̅ⲁⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲓⲣ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲓⲟⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏⲥ ⲛϥϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ

10 Because of this, if I shall come, I will bring to remembrance of him the works which he is doing, with words evil prating against us; and not being satisfied with these, neither himself he receives the brothers, and those purposing he forbids and from the church he casts [them] out.

ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ 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

11 Beloved, not do imitate what [is] evil but what [is] good. The [one] doing good of God is; the [one] (now *k*) doing evil not has seen God.

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲛⲅ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

12 To Demetrius witness has been given by all and by itself the truth; and we ourselves also bear witness, and (you know *N(k)O*) that the testimony of us true is.

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

13 Many things I had (to write *N(k)O*) (to you, *no*) but not I desire with ink and pen to you (to write; *N(k)O*)

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲛϯ ϩⲁϩ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ

14 I hope however soon you to see and mouth to mouth we will speak. Peace to you. Greet you the friends. do greet the friends by name.

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