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Salutation

The elder[a] to the elect lady[b] and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not only I but also all who know the truth, because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us for ever:

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Footnotes

  1. 1 The elder: Perhaps the head of the group or “college” of elders that presided over each Christian community. John was head not only of the Ephesus community but of all the communities in the province of Asia.
  2. 1 the elect lady: Probably not an individual lady but a particular church or community in Asia.

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