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2 John 1:13

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— The children of your chosen sister greet you.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— The children of thine elect sister salute thee.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— The children of thine elect sister salute thee.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— The children of thine elect sister greet thee.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— The children of thy chosen sister salute thee.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— The children of thy sister Elect salute thee.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— The sonnes of thine elect sister greete thee, Amen.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— The children of your elect sister church greet you. Grace be with you. Amen.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— The sons of thy elect sister ask your peace. Grace be with you. Amen.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— The children of thy elect sister salute thee. Grace be with you. Amen.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
The x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
children 5043
{5043} Prime
τέκνον
teknon
{tek'-non}
From the base of G5098; a child (as produced).
of thy 4675
{4675} Prime
σοῦ
sou
{soo}
Genitive case of G4771; of thee, thy.
elect 1588
{1588} Prime
ἐκλεκτός
eklektos
{ek-lek-tos'}
From G1586; select; by implication favorite.
sister 79
{0079} Prime
ἀδελφή
adelphe
{ad-el-fay'}
Feminine of G0080; a sister (natural or ecclesiastical).
greet 782
{0782} Prime
ἀσπάζομαι
aspazomai
{as-pad'-zom-ahee}
From G0001 (as a particle of union) and a presumed form of G4685; to enfold in the arms, that is, (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome.
z5736
<5736> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Middle or Passive Deponent (See G5790)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 618
thee. 4571
{4571} Prime
σέ
se
{seh}
Accusative singular of G4771; thee.
Amen. 281
{0281} Prime
ἀμήν
amen
{am-ane'}
Of Hebrew origin [H0543]; properly firm, that is, (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially surely (often as interjection so be it).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

2 John 1:13

_ _ Alford confesses that the non-mention of the “lady" herself here seems rather to favor the hypothesis that a Church is meant.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 2 John 1:12-13.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 John 1:13

The children of thy elect or Christian sister — Absent, if not dead, when the apostle wrote this.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

2 John 1:1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
1 Peter 5:13 The [church that is] at Babylon, elected together with [you], saluteth you; and [so doth] Marcus my son.
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1P 5:13. 2Jn 1:1.

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