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; |
The elder, To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have known the truth, |
The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth, |
The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth – and not I only, but also all who know the truth. |
The elderly elder [of the ekklesia addresses this letter] to the elect (chosen) lady (Cyria) and her children, whom I truly love – and not only I but also all who are [progressively] learning to recognize and know and understand the Truth - |
The Elder, to the selected-out Lady [selected out by sovereign grace for salvation], and to her born-ones, whom, as for myself, I love in the sphere of the truth [with a love in Christ ministered by the Holy Spirit], and not only I, but also all who have come to know experientially the truth and at present possess a knowledge of it, |
This letter comes from the Elder to a lady chosen by God and her children, held in the highest affection not only by me but by all who know the truth. |
The Elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I truly love, and not only I but all who know the truth, |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
- 3. The Elders Appointed by the Apostles; The Normal Christian Church Life - Watchman Nee When the apostles themselves could not remain with the new believers to shepherd them and to bear the responsibility of the work locally, how then were the new converts cared for, and how was the work carried on?
- Spiritual Fathers – 1 Corinthians 4:15; Twisted Scriptures - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) From a very scant Scriptural base, a whole system of teaching has evolved that concocts a “one size fits all” false doctrine that results in tyranny, oppression, persecution, exclusion, favoritism and a host of other evils.