1 ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
2 ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
3 ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ
For I rejoiced greatly, when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
4 ⲙⲙⲟⲛϯ ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ
I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.
5 ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲕⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ
Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.
6 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲭⲛⲁⲁⲓⲥ ⲉⲕⲧⲫⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ
They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God,
7 ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ
because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
8 ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲉⲡ ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ
We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
9 ⲁⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲇⲓⲟⲧⲣⲉⲫⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϥϣⲏⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ .
I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn't accept what we say.
10 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ 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
Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, neither does he himself receive the brothers, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.
11 ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲕ ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ
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.
12 ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ
Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
13 ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ
I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;
14 ϯⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲣⲟ
but I hope to see you soon, and we will speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.
15 ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓϣⲫⲉⲣ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲛⲓϣⲫⲉⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ .
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