3 John 1

1 [You(sg) know me as] the [chief] Elder. [I am writing this letter to you], my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love.

ⲁ̅ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲄⲀⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ

2 Dear friend, I ask [God that things may go] well for you in every way, [specifically], that you will be physically healthy just like you are spiritually healthy [MTY].

ⲃ̅ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ

3 I am very happy because some fellow believers have come [here] and told me that you conduct your life in a manner [that is consistent with God’s] true message.

ⲅ̅ⲀⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ

4 I am very happy when I hear that (people whom I helped to believe in Christ/my [spiritual] children) are conducting their lives like you are!

ⲇ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ

5 Dear friend, you are [serving Jesus] loyally/faithfully whenever you do things to help fellow believers, [even those whom you] do not know, who are traveling [around doing God’s work].

ⲉ̅ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲔⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ

6 [Some of] them have reported before the congregation [here how] you have showed that you love them. You should continue to help such people in their travels in a way that is pleasing to God.

ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲦⲈⲔⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲬⲚⲀⲀⲒⲤ ⲈⲔⲦⲪⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪϮ

7 When those fellow believers went out [to tell people about Jesus] [MTY], the people who do not believe in Christ did not give them anything [to help them].

ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲒⲔⲞⲤ

8 So we [who believe in Christ] ought to give food and money to such people to help [them as they teach others God’s] true message.

ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈϢⲈⲠ ⲚⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ

9 I wrote [a letter] to the congregation [telling them to help those fellow believers]. However, Diotrephes does not (acknowledge my authority/[pay any attention to what] I wrote), because he (desires to be in charge/wants to be the leader) of [the congregation].

ⲑ̅ⲀⲔⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲆⲒⲞⲦⲢⲈⲪⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲒⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϤϢⲎⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ.

10 So, when I arrive [there], I will [publicly] tell what he does: He tells others evil nonsense about us [in order to] harm [us by what he] says, and he is not content with only doing that. He himself refuses to receive the fellow believers who are traveling around doing God’s work, and he also stops those who want to receive them by expelling them from the congregation.

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, do not imitate a bad [example like that]. Instead, [keep imitating] good [examples. Remember that] people who do good deeds ([truly] belong to God/are [spiritual children] of God), [but] those who do [what is] evil do not (know/have fellowship with) God.

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚⲔ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲪϮ

12 All [the believers who know Demetrius] say that he [is a good person]. The fact [that he conducts his life in a way that is consistent/in accordance with God’s] true [message] shows [that he is a good person], and we also say the same thing [about him]. You know that what we say [about him] is true. [So it will be good if you welcome him and help him. He is the one who will be bringing this letter to you].

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲆⲒⲘⲎⲦⲢⲒⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ

13 [When I began] to write this letter, I had much more [that I intended] to tell you. But [now] I do not want to say [it] in a letter [MTY].

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚϮ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲀϢ

14 Instead, I expect to [come and] see you soon. Then we will talk directly with one another. [I pray that God will enable] you [to experience inner] peace. Our friends [here] (send you their greetings/say that they are thinking affectionately about you) [MTY]. Tell our friends [there] that we (send our greetings to/are thinking fondly about) them.

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲢⲞ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϢⲪⲈⲢ ϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲚⲒϢⲪⲈⲢ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ.