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, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

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

3 For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.

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

4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.

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

5 Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.

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

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

7 because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ

8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

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

9 I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.

ⲑ̅ⲁⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲓⲣ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲓⲟⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏⲥ ⲛϥϣⲱⲡ 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.

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, 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.

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

12 Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know 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 I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;

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

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲓ ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲁⲛ