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1 ⲁ̅ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲔⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
For the truth’s sake, which dwells in us, and shall be with us for ever. (aiōn g165)
3 ⲅ̅ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲪⲚⲀⲒ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ
Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
I rejoiced greatly that I found of your children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞ ⲔⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ
And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.
7 ⲍ̅ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲠⲖⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲢⲞⲘⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲖⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲚⲦⲒⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ
For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have worked, but that we receive a full reward.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲀⲐⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ
Whoever transgresses, and stays not in the doctrine of Christ, has not God. He that stays in the doctrine of Christ, he has both the Father and the Son.
If there come any to you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
For he that bids him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚϮ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲀ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲢⲞ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
Having many things to write to you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come to you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen.
