Editing Third Epistle of John (section)

===Manuscripts===
3 John is preserved in many of the old manuscripts of the New Testament. Of the Greek [[great uncial codices]], codices [[Codex Sinaiticus|Sinaiticus]], [[Codex Alexandrinus|Alexandrinus]], and [[Codex Vaticanus|Vaticanus]] contain all three Johannine epistles, while [[Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus]] contains 3 John 3–15 along with 1 John 1:1–4. [[Codex Bezae]], while missing most of the Catholic epistles, contains 3 John 11–15 in Latin translation. In languages other than Greek, the [[Vulgate]] and the [[Coptic versions of the Bible|Sahidic]], [[Bible translations into Armenian|Armenian]], [[Philoxenian version|Philoxenian Syriac]], and Ethiopian versions contain all three epistles.<ref>Plummer, 63–64</ref> Between the different copies there are no major difficulties or differences, meaning that there is very little doubt over determining the original text.<ref>Brooke, lxiv</ref>