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The elder, to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;
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Who is the "Elect Lady"?
Scholars debate if John is writing to a specific, respected Christian woman or using a metaphor for a local church. Commentaries note that while personal details suggest an individual, phrases like the love from "all who know the truth" and greetings from her "sister's children" (v. 13) could refer to the wider Christian community and another church. This ambiguity may have been intentional to protect the recipients from persecution.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The elder. See the Introduction, 1, (2, d).
Unto the elect lady. This refers to the elect or chosen Cyria (see Introductio…
And her children (κα τοις τεκνοις αυτης). As with εκλεκτη κυρια, so here τεκνα may be understood either literally as in [Reference…
19th Century
Anglican
A man so well-known to his correspondent that he only calls himself “the old man,” or, “the elder,” writes to a mother, whose name is possibly Kyri…
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“Elder” (GK 4565) can mean an old man, a senior person deserving respect, or a senior official of a local church (cf. Acts 11:30; 14:23;…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The elder unto the elect lady and her children
By the "elder" is meant the writer of this epistle, the Apostle Joh…
Religion turns compliments into real expressions of respect and love. An old disciple is honorable; an old apostle and leader of disciples is more …
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