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3:1	ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲁϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲏ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ .	ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲏ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.	ànav je ouàġapy ǹaṡ ǹmaiy afty is nan ǹje f̀iōt hina ǹtoumouti èron je niṡyri ǹte f̀nouti ouoh ànon hanouon eθve fai pikosmos sōoun m̀mon an je ouyi m̀pefsouōnf.	Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn't know us, because it didn't know him.
3:2	ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	Ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	Namenrati tinou ànon hanṡyri ǹte f̀nouti ouoh mpatefouonh èvol je annaer aṡ ǹryti tensōoun ḋe je afṡanouonh èvol tennaer pefryti je tennav èrof kata f̀ryti etefoi m̀mof	Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
3:3	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	ouon niven ète taihelpis ǹtotf ṡaftouvof ǹx̀ryi ǹxytf kata f̀ryti ète fy ouab m̀mof	Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
3:4	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛϯⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϯⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ	ouon niven etiri ǹf̀novi fìri on ǹtiànomia f̀novi ġar t̀ànomia te	Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.
3:5	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲗ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲗ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛ	ouoh tensōoun je èta fy ouonh èvol hina ǹtefel ninovi ouoh f̀novi ṡop ǹxytf an	You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.
3:6	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ	ouon niven etṡop ǹxytf mpafernovi ouon niven etiri ǹf̀novi m̀pefnav èrof ouḋe m̀pefsouōnf	Whoever remains in him doesn't sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him.
3:7	ⲛⲓⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲥⲉⲣⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ .	ⲛⲓⲁ̀ⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ ϩ̀ⲗⲓ ⲥⲉⲣⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ.	niàlōouì m̀penθre h̀li serem θynou fy etiri ǹtimeθmyi ouθ̀myi pe kata f̀ryti ète fy ouθ̀myi pe.	Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
3:8	ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲃⲉⲗ ⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	Ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϥ̀ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲃⲉⲗ ⲛⲓϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	Fy etiri ḋe ǹf̀novi ou èvol xen pidiabolos pe je pidiabolos f̀ernovi isjen hy eθve fai afouōnh èvol ǹje p̀ṡyri ǹf̀nouti hina ǹtefvel nih̀vyoui ǹte pidiabolos èvol	He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
3:9	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲣⲟϫ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫϯ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϫ̀ⲣⲟϫ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	ouon niven ètavmasf èvol xen f̀nouti mpafernovi je ouon oug̀rog ǹtaf ṡop ǹxytf ouoh m̀mon ṡ̀gom m̀mof eernovi je ètavmasf èvol xen f̀nouti	Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God.
3:10	ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϥⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ	xen fai seouonh èvol ǹje niṡy ri ǹte f̀nouti nem niṡyri ǹte pidiabolos ouon niven eteǹfìri ǹθ̀myi an ou èvol xen f̀nouti an pe nem fy eteǹfmei ǹpefson an	In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn't love his brother.
3:11	ϫⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ	ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ	je fai pe piōṡ fy etaretensoθmef isjen hy hina ǹtetenmenre ǹeteneryou	For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;
3:12	ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲕⲁⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ	ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ	kata f̀ryti an ǹkain ète ou èvol xen pipet·hōou pe ouoh afxōteb ǹpefson eθve ou afxōteb m̀mof je nefhvy oui navhōou pe napefson ḋe hanḋikeon ne	unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
3:13	ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ	m̀pererṡfyri ḋe nas̀nyou isje f̀mosti m̀mōten ǹje pikosmos	Don't be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.
3:14	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϧ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲙⲟⲩ	ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ	ànon tensōoun je anouōteb èvol xen f̀mou èxoun èp̀ōnx je teneraġapan ǹnis̀nyou fy eteǹferaġapan an afṡop xen f̀mou	We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn't love his brother remains in death.
3:15	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ouon niven eθmosti ǹpefson ouxateb rōmi pe ouoh tensōoun je xateb rōmi niven m̀mon ōnx ǹèneh ṡop ǹxytou	Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
3:16	ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲥⲉⲙⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ	xen fai ansouen tiàġapy je a fy kō ǹtefpsiṡy èh̀ryi ègōn ouoh ànon hōn semp̀ṡa ǹtenkō ǹtenpsiṡy èjen neneryou	By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
3:17	ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ .	ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁϣ̀ⲑⲁⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲑ̀ⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ϯⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ.	fy ḋe ète ouontaf m̀mav ǹouōnx ǹte paikosmos ouoh ǹtefnav èpefson eferxria ouoh ǹtefmaṡ̀θam nnefmetṡanθ̀maxt èvol harof pōs tiàġapy ǹte f̀nouti naṡōpi ǹxytf.	But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?
3:18	ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ	Ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ	Naṡyri m̀penθrenmei xen p̀·saji ouḋe xen f̀las alla xen p̀hōb nem timeθmyi	My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
3:19	ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲑⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲑⲟ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲑⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ	xen fai tennaemi je ànon hanèvol xen timeθmyi ouoh tennaθōt penhyt ǹpefm̀θo	And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,
3:20	ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	je eṡōp areṡan penhyt erkataginōskin m̀mon ouniṡti pe f̀nouti èhote penhyt ouoh f̀sōoun ǹhōb niven	because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
3:21	ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲫϯ	ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ	namenrati eṡōp areṡtem penhy terkataginōskin m̀mon ouontan ǹouparrysia xaten fti	Beloved, if our hearts don't condemn us, we have boldness toward God;
3:22	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲑⲟ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ	ouoh fy etennaeretin m̀mof tennaċitf ǹtotf je tenàreh ènefentoly ouoh tenìri ǹfy èθranaf ǹpefm̀θo	and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
3:23	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ	ouoh θai te tefentoly hina ǹtennahti èf̀ran ǹpefṡyri iysous pix̀ristos ouoh ǹtenmenre neneryou kata f̀ryti etafti èǹtoly nan	This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.
3:24	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ .	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϥ̀ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ϥ̀ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ.	ouoh fy eθnaàreh ènefentoly f̀ṡop ǹxytf ouoh ǹθof hōf f̀ṡop ǹxytf ouoh xen fai tennaemi je f̀ṡop ǹxyten èvol hiten pipnevmaetaftyif nan.	He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

Provenance

title: 23_I John_03
dialect: bohairic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.nt", document 23_I_John_03
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0 (meta.json "CC-BY-SA"; TEI header says CC-BY 4.0 — conflict, stricter kept; LICENCES.md Q-15)
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attribution: 23_I John_03 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 23_I_John_03, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
file: Bible/New Testament/I John/03.bohairic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: 23_I John_03 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 03.bohairic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.nt", document 23_I_John_03)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: 23_I John_03 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 23_I_John_03, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
generated by: tools/cairene.py from_witness on the L0 text (L1 = Cairene(N(L0)), RI-038 2026-09-16; RI-029 2026-09-11; DECISIONS.md 2026-09-09: punctuation O-6, jinkim O-3; segmentation-aware jinkim + spelling verdicts from the witness-aligned CoNLL-U segmentation, C3b; 2026-09-09 evening rulings: word division church, "until" base ϣⲁⲧⲉ-, nomina sacra ⲓ̅ⲥ̅/ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦/Ⲑⲥ̅/Ⲩⲥ̅ expanded; numerals and abbreviations resolved by the normalization stage)
file: Bible/New Testament/I John/03.bohairic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: 23_I John_03 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 03.bohairic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: 23_I John_03 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 23_I_John_03, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/New Testament/I John/03.bohairic.scriptorium.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 24 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: World English Bible (WEB) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic.nt, 23_I_John_03 (24 lines)

Cite as:

23_I John_03. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.nt", document 23_I_John_03. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/new-testament/i-john/03.bohairic.scriptorium/. 23_I John_03 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 23_I_John_03, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.