3 John 1

1 The Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!

ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ

2 beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,

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

3 for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;

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

4 greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.

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

5 Beloved, faithfully dost thou do whatever thou mayest work to the brethren and to the strangers,

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

6 who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,

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

7 because for [His] name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations;

ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ

8 we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.

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

9 I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them — Diotrephes — doth not receive us;

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

10 because of this, if I may come, I will cause him to remember his works that he doth, with evil words prating against us; and not content with these, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those intending he doth forbid, and out of the assembly he doth cast.

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, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;

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

12 to Demetrius testimony hath been given by all, and by the truth itself, and we also — we do testify, and ye have known that our testimony is true.

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, but I do not wish through ink and pen to write to thee,

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

14 and I hope straightway to see thee, and mouth to mouth we shall speak. Peace to thee! salute thee do the friends; be saluting 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