3 John 1
1 To his dear friend Gaius, whom he sincerely loves, From the Officer of the Church.
ⲁ̅ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲄⲀⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
2 Dear friend, I pray that all may be well with you and that you may have good health — I know that all is well with your soul.
ⲃ̅ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ
3 For it was a great joy to me, when some Brothers came and testified to your fidelity to the Truth — I know that your own life is guided by the Truth.
ⲅ̅ⲀⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
4 Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to hear from time to time that the lives of my Children are guided by the Truth.
ⲇ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
5 Dear friend, whatever you do for our Brothers is done in a Christian spirit — even when they are strangers to you.
ⲉ̅ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲔⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
6 They themselves have testified before the Church to your love; and you will do well to help them on their way in a manner worthy of the service of God.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲦⲈⲔⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲬⲚⲀⲀⲒⲤ ⲈⲔⲦⲪⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪϮ
7 For it was on behalf of the Name that they left their homes, and refused to take anything from the Gentiles.
ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲒⲔⲞⲤ
8 We, therefore, ought to give such people a hearty welcome, and so take our share in their work for the Truth.
ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈϢⲈⲠ ⲚⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
9 I wrote a few lines to the Church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, declines to recognise us.
ⲑ̅ⲀⲔⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲆⲒⲞⲦⲢⲈⲪⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲒⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϤϢⲎⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ.
10 Therefore, when I come, I shall not forget his conduct in ridiculing us with his wicked tongue. Not content with that, he not only declines to recognise our Brothers himself, but actually prevents those who would, and expels them from the Church.
ⲓ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ϮⲚⲀⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲪⲖⲞⲒⲀⲢⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲚⲎⲢⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲔⲎⲚ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϤϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲞⲠⲞⲨ ϤⲬⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲒϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ
11 Dear friend, take what is good for your example, not what is bad. The man who does what is good is from God; the man who does what is bad has never seen God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚⲔ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲪϮ
12 Every one has always had a good word for Demetrius, and the Truth itself speaks for him. Yes, and we also add our good word, and you know that what we say about him is true.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲆⲒⲘⲎⲦⲢⲒⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ
13 I have a great deal to say to you, but I do not care to trust it to pen and ink in a letter.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚϮ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲀϢ
14 I hope, however, it will not be long before I see you, and then we will speak face to face. Peace be with you. Our friends here send you their greetings. Greet each one of our friends.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲢⲞ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϢⲪⲈⲢ ϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲚⲒϢⲪⲈⲢ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ.
