3 John 1
1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
2 Beloved, I earnestly pray, that thou mayst prosper and be in health, as thy soul prospereth.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ.
3 For I greatly rejoiced, when the brethren came, and bore testimony to thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
4 And I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛϯ ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
5 Beloved, thou actest faithfully in whatsoever service thou dost to the brethren, and to strangers too;
ⲉ̅ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲕⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
6 who have borne witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well in forwarding, as is worthy of God.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲁⲓⲥ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲧⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
7 For they went forth for his name's sake, taking nothing of the gentiles.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ.
8 We ought therefore to receive such, that we may become fellow-laborers in the truth.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲡ ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
9 I wrote to the church: but Diotrephes, who affects the pre-eminence among them, doth not receive us.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲕ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲇⲓⲟⲧⲣⲉⲫⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ϥϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
10 Therefore when I come, I will remember his deeds, prating against us with wicked words: and not content with these, he neither receiveth the brethren himself, nor suffers those that would; and casteth them out of the church.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϯⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲗⲟⲓⲁⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲕⲏⲛ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ϥϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲓϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ.
11 Beloved, do not thou follow that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good is of God: but he, that doth evil, hath not seen God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ.
12 A good testimony is borne to Demetrius by all men, and by the truth itself: yea, and we also bear him like witness, and ye know that our testimony is true.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ.
13 I had many things to write: but I would not write to thee with pen and ink;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ.
14 for I hope to see thee soon, and we shall speak mouth to mouth. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϯⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲣⲟ. ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲉⲣ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲉⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗ ⲅ̅
