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The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;
World English Bible (WEB)
The elder{G4245} unto the elect{G1588} lady{G2959} and{G2532} her{G846} children{G5043}, whom{G3739} I{G1473} love{G25}{(G5719)} in{G1722} the truth{G225}; and{G2532} not{G3756} I{G1473} only{G3441}, but{G235} also{G2532} all{G3956} they that have known{G1097}{(G5761)} the truth{G225};
Strong's King James
From: The Elder
To: The 'Chosen Lady' and her *children, whom I love (agape) in truth; not only I, but all those intimately knowing the truth, love you.
The F.O.G
[1] From the Elder, writing with a shepherd's heart to the chosen lady and her children - a beloved community of believers whom I love in the truth. And I'm not alone in this love - everyone who knows the truth loves you too, because truth creates genuine bonds of fellowship.
From: The Elder
To: The 'Chosen Lady' and her children, whom I love in the truth. I am not alone in this love; all who intimately know the truth share in this love for you.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,
Young's Literal Translation
Footnotes:
Or a chosen church and her children members. ‘Chosen Lady’ could be a bridal metaphor that John is using. Some even speculate that this could refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus, as the most chosen Lady of all in the Bible. The capitalisation of ‘Lady’ is deliberate, as it is the Greek feminine form of ‘Lord’ or ‘Master’, similar to ‘Lady of the Manor’, for example.
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