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1ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
1The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
2ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ.
2Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
3ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
3For 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 ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
4I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.
5ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲕⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
5Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.
6ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲁⲓⲥ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲧⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
6They 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,
7ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ.
7because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
8⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲡ ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
8We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
9ⲁⲕ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲇⲓⲟⲧⲣⲉⲫⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ϥϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
9I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.
10ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ 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.
10Therefore, 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.
11ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ.
11Beloved, 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.
12ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ.
12Demetrius 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 ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ.
13I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;
14ϯⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲣⲟ.
14but 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.
15⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲉⲣ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲉⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗ ⲅ̅
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