1The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
1ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
2For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
2ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ.
3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
3⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
4ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ.
5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
6ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
7For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
7ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
8ⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
9ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲁⲑⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ.
10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
10ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣ⳿ⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ.
11For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
11ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
12Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
12⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ϯⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
13The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
13ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲃ̅