3 John 1
1 The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ.
3 For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛϯ ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
5 Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.
ⲉ̅ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲕⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
6 They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God,
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲁⲓⲥ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲧⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
7 because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ.
8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲡ ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
9 I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲕ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲇⲓⲟⲧⲣⲉⲫⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ϥϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, he doesn’t receive the brothers himself, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.
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, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ.
12 Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you 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 to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ.
14 but I hope to see you soon. Then we will speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet 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
