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;
BSB
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—
WEB
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;
YLT
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,
F.O.G Original
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.
F.O.G
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.
F.O.G MSG
¹From the elder to the chosen ladyᵃ and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not only I, but also all who have come to know the truth—
Footnotes:
¹ᵃ Chosen lady: This could refer to either an individual Christian woman and her family, or more likely to a local church and its members, using the feminine metaphor common in Scripture for the people of God.