3 John 1
1 THE Elder, to my beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ.
2 Our beloved; in all things, I pray for thee that thou mayest prosper and be in health, as thy soul doth prosper.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ. ϯϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ.
3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified concerning thy integrity, even as thou walkest in the truth.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ.
4 And I have no greater joy, than to hear that my children walk in the truth.
ⲇ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
5 Our beloved, thou doest in faith, what thou performest towards the brethren; and especially towards strangers,
ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ. ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲛ̅ϩⲟⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ.
6 who have borne testimony to thy charity before the whole church, to whom thou doest good, as is pleasing to God.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲕⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲁⲕⲑⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
7 For they went forth in behalf of his name, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲣⲁⲛ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϫⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
8 We therefore ought to receive such persons, that we may be aiders of the truth.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
9 I was desirous of writing to the church; but he who loveth to be foremost among them, Diotrephes, receiveth us not.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲓⲣ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲓⲟⲧⲣⲉⲫⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ϥϣⲱⲡ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
10 Therefore, if he come, remember those his doings, that he treated us with malignant words; and this not sufficing him, he received not the brethren; and those who would receive them, he prohibited, and even ejected them from the church.
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 Our beloved, be not a follower of what is evil, but of what is good. He that doeth good, is of God; but he that doeth evil, hath not seen God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛⲅ̅ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
12 Of Demetrius, there is good testimony from every one, and from the church, and from the truth itself: and we also bear him testimony, and ye know that our testimony is true.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲏⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ.
13 I had many things to write to thee; but I will not write them to thee with ink and pen.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϯϩⲁϩ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ.
14 But I hope soon to see thee, and to converse mouth to mouth. [ (III John 1:15) Peace be with thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends, severally, by name. ]
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ. ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ. ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ. ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲛ. ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲅ̅
