The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

[The thrid pistle of Joon [The thridde epistil of Joon. N. No initial rubric in AOQSTVY.] .]

[verse 1] THE eldre man to Gayus [Agayus X.] , moost dere [dere brother V.] , whom I loue in treuthe. [verse 2] `Moost dere [Om. N. dere brother V.] , of alle thingis I make preyer, thee [that thou V.] for [Om. SVX.] to [Om. V.] entre, and [Om. O.] fare welsumly, as thi soule doth [fareth O.] welsumly [wille|fulli N.] . [verse 3] I ioyede ful [Om. O.] greetly, britheren [for britheren V.] comynge [camen V.] , and [and baren V.] witnessyng [wittenesse O.] beringe [Om. VX sec. m.] to [of O.] thi [the N.] treuthe, as thou walkist in treuthe. [verse 4] I haue not more grace of thes thingis, than that I here my sones for [Om. STVX.] to [Om. V.] walke in treuthe. [verse 5] Moost dere [dere brother V.] , thou doist feithfully, what euer thou werchist in to britheren, and this thing in to pilgrimys, [verse 6] whiche ȝelden witnessing to thi charite in siȝt [the siȝt ANOQSVX.] of the [thi AN.] chirche; whom [which V.] thou `wel doyng ledist forth [leddist forth and dost wel V.] worthily to God. [verse 7] So|theli [For V.] for [thei wenten forth for V.] his name `thei wenten forth [Om. V.] , `nothing takinge [and tooken noo thing V.] of hethen men. [verse 8] Ther|fore we owen for [Om. QSVX.] to receyue siche manere men [of men T.] , that we be euene werchers of treuthe. [verse 9] I `shulde haue [hadde V.] write perauenture to the chirche, but this Diotropis, that loueth for [Om. SX.] to bere primacye [primacye, or cheef places O.] in hem, receyueth not us. [verse 10] For this thing, if I shal come, I shal moneste his werkes, whiche he doith, `garringe, or chidinge [chatirynge O. chydinge V. garrende, or chidende X.] , `in to [aȝens V.] us with yuele wordis. And as [as if V.] thes thinges suffisen not to him [hem NO.] , nether he receyueth britheren,

and forbedith hem that receyuen, and castith out of the chirche. [verse 11] Moost dere [dere brother V.] , nyle thou sue yuel thing, but `that that [that at O.] is good thing. He that doith wel, is of God; he that doith yuel, seeth `him not [not God N. him God V.] . [verse 12] Witnessing is ȝolde to Demetrie of alle men, and of treuthe it silf; but and we beren witnessing, and thou `hast knowun [knowist V.] , for [that V.] oure witnessing is trewe [treuthe T.] . [verse 13] I hadde many thinges for [Om. SX.] to wrijte to thee, but Y wolde not wrijte to thee bi ynke and penne. [verse 14] Forsothe I hope anoon for [Om. SX.] to see thee, and we shulen speke mouth to mouth. Pees to [be to V.] thee. Frendes greten thee wel. Grete thou wel frendes bi [bi my V.] name.