Address and Greeting
1 3. Like most of the Epistles of S. Paul, the Epistles of S. Peter, S. James, and S. Jude, and unlike the First Epistle, this letter has a definite address and greeting. In its fulness the salutation reminds us of the elaborate openings of the Epistles to the Romans, Galatians, and to Titus.
VER. 2 JOHN 1:1 evklekth|/ kuri,a| Although either or both nouns may be taken as proper names, and hence capitalized according to modern usage (“to the elect Kyria [or, Cyria],” or “to the lady [or, t...
THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN. _Chronological Notes relative to this Epistle._ -Year of the Constantinopolitan era of the world, or that used by the Byzantine historians, and other eastern writers, 559...
THE ELDER - See the introduction, Section 1, (2,d). UNTO THE ELECT LADY - The elect or chosen Kyria. See the introduction, Section 2. He addresses her as one chosen of God to salvation, in the use of...
THE SECOND EPISTLE The Second Epistle is addressed by the elder unto the elect lady and her children. The word elder has the same meaning as it has in 1 Peter 5:1. Some take it that the elect lady me...
THE SALUTATION. The writer greets the elect lady and her children (see Introduction) on the ground of their fellowship with him in the truth, _i.e._ the faith held by the Church as opposed to that tau...
THE ELECT LADY (2 John 1:1-3)...
The Elder to the Elect Lady and to her children, whom I love in truth (it is not only I who love you and them, but so do all who love the truth) because of the truth which abides in us and which will...
ELDER. App-189. Here not an official title, but referring to the apostle's age. Compare Philemon 1:9. UNTO. to. ELECT. Compare 1 Peter 1:2. But perhaps used in the sense of "excellent". LADY. Greek...
ADDRESS AND GREETING 1–3. Like most of the Epistles of S. Paul, the Epistles of S. Peter, S. James, and S. Jude, and unlike the First Epistle, this letter has a definite address and greeting. In its...
for Ἐκλεκτῇ read ἘΚΛΕΚΤΗ͂Ι with all the best editors: the word is certainly not a proper name. For ΚΥΡΊΑΙ we should perhaps read Κυρίᾳ. 1. Ὁ ΠΡΕΣΒΎΤΕΡΟΣ. This title was probably given to the writer by...
ΠΡΕΣΒΎΤΕΡΟΣ (G4245) старый, старейшина. Иоанн может иметь в виду, что он — почитаемый в общине старец, или же что старейшина, церковный вождь (Smalley; Brown; TDNT; EDNT; NIDNTT; DLNT, 219-26). Артикл...
THE ELDER, &C.— The word _elder,_ whether considered as a name of office, or taken in its literal sense, as implying age, will very well suit the character of St. John, who was above 90 years old when...
E. _Translation and Comments_ 1. Salutation. 2 John 1:1-3 (2 John 1:1) The old one to an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all the ones having come to know...
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. In a familiar letter John gives himself a less aut...
VERSE 1. THE ELDER UNTO THE ELECT LADY. The first thing that attracts attention is the designation the writer applies to himself. Peter and Paul both call themselves apostles. John nowhere calls himse...
1 It is a striking fact that John never appeals to his apostleship in his epistles. In this short note, as well as in the next one, he is simply an elder. This accords with the private character of th...
1:1 in (a-13) I have not added 'the' as in the A.V., because it is not in the Greek, and I do not think the force of it was meant to be there. It is not 'truly love,' though, as the apostle teaches us...
1. THE ELDER] cp. Intro. THE ELECT LADY] Gk. _eklektç kuriâ_. The question who is meant by this designation has given rise to much discussion. The various opinions are as follows: (1) Some regard the...
HOW TO LIVE IN THE TRUTH 2 JOHN _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS LETTER 1. WRITER At the start of the letter, the writer calls himself the ‘*elder’. There are three ways that we can use the word ‘*eld...
A man so well-known to his correspondent that he only calls himself “the old man,” or, “the elder,” writes to a mother, whose name is possibly Kyria, and to her children. Her sister’s children are in...
CHAPTER 20 2 John THEOLOGY AND LIFE IN KYRIA'S LETTER 2 John 1:3 Of old God addressed men in tones that were, so to speak, distant. Sometimes He spoke with the stern precision of law or ritual; som...
ὁ πρεσβύτεπος, see Introd. pp. 159 ff. ἐκλεκτῇ Κυρίᾳ, see Introd. pp. 162 f. οὕς, _constructio_ κατὰ σύνεσιν, because τὰ τέκνα were or included sons, not “weil an Gemeindeglieder gedacht ist” (Holtzma...
The Address. “The Elder to elect Kyria and her children, whom I love in Truth, and not I alone but also all that have got to know the Truth, because of the Truth that abideth in us; and with us it sha...
WALKING IN TRUTH 2 John 1:1 This exquisite letter, a model of old-world correspondence, was probably written when the Apostle was the guest of the nephews of the lady addressed. The Epistle revolves...
This letter to the "elect lady" is principally concerned with the Truth, the word being constantly repeated. The apostle wrote with conviction of the importance of Truth in its effect on life. In decl...
"TO THE ELECT LADY AND HER CHILDREN" John is thought of as the author of 2 John. This is because of the testimony of ancient authorities as well as the fact that this letter is so similar in style an...
The elder unto the (a) elect (b) lady and her children, (1) whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; (a) This is not a proper name, but is to be taken as...
_The ancient priest, or bishop. See 1 Peter v. 1. --- To the lady Elect. Some conjecture that elect might be the name of a family, or of a particular church; but the common opinion is, that it was the...
Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. John very properly calls himself an Elder; for at the time he wrote...
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; (2) For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with...
CONTENTS The Apostle opens his Epistle, in calling the Person to whom he writes, Elect. He speaks of the joy he and his companions, who were Lovers of the Truth, found in the opinion they had of the...
There is this peculiarity about the second Epistle of John, that it alone of all the inspired communications is directly addressed to a woman, and not this only but also to her children. There are cer...
The Second and Third Epistles of John insist on the truth. The Second warns the faithful against the reception of those who do not teach the doctrine of Christ, especially the truth respecting the Per...
THE ELDER UNTO THE ELECT LADY AND HER CHILDREN,.... By the "elder" is meant the writer of this epistle, the Apostle John, who so calls himself either on account of his age, he being now near an hundre...
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; Ver. 1. _The elder to the elect lady_] Salmeron the Jesuit saith...
_The elder_ An appellation suited to a familiar letter; for the import of it see the preface: _unto the elect_ That is, the Christian; _lady_ Or _Kuria_, rather, for the word seems to be a proper name...
THE ELDER; John, the writer of this epistle. Compare 1 Peter 5:1. ELECT LADY; one chosen of God and distinguished as a Christian....
Address and salutation:...
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,...
In 1 John truth and love have been most prominent subjects: and the second and third epistles Illustrate how essential is the proper balance of these two blessed principles. The third epistle shows th...
1-3 Religion turns compliments into real expressions of respect and love. And old disciple is honourable; an old apostle and leader of disciples is more so. The letter is to a noble Christian matron,...
2 JOHN CHAPTER 1 2 JOHN 1:1 The apostle testifieth his regard and good wishes for a certain pious matron and her children, and his joy in their good behaviour. 3 JOHN 1:5 He exhorteth them to persever...
2 John 1:1 ELDER G4245 elect G1588 lady G2959 and G2532 her G846 children G5043 whom G3739 I G1473 love...
‘The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all they who know the truth, for the truth's sake which abides in us, and it will be with us for ever.' Th...
I. _Address and Greeting: From the well-known Elder to a well-known Lady._ The greeting, with its invocation, fills a large space. It is framed after the manner of St. Paul, and remarkably incorporat...
AND HER CHILDREN (κα τοις τεκνοις αυτης). As with εκλεκτη κυρια, so here τεκνα may be understood either literally as in 1 Timothy 3:4, or spiritually, as in Galatians 4:19; Galatians 4:25;...
2 John 1:1 Truth the Bond of Love. Consider the moral atmosphere which surrounded, and the motive power which created and sustained, that strong bond of affection which bound the heart of St. John t...
CONTENTS: Truth and love inseparable in the Christian life. Doctrine the test of reality. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John, elect lady, anti-christ. CONCLUSION: The test of our love to God is universal...
2 John 1:1. _The elder unto the elect lady._ So most versions read; but Dr. HAMMOND suggests that _eclecte_ signifies a church, and that _syneclecte_ is used in that sense for another or a sister chur...
FROM THE ELDER. _Elder_ was often used as a _title of respect,_ and it is the aged John the apostle who so speaks of himself here. TO THE DEAR LADY. Women played a larger part in the first century chu...
_The elder unto the elect lady._ TRUTH THE BOND OF LOVE How much is implied very often by the phrase or style with which a letter is begun or ended! How different is the formal “Sir” from “My dear Si...
2 JOHN—NOTE ON 2 JOHN 1:1 Greeting: The Elder’s Love. Love frames the opening section, appearing in vv. 2 John 1:1 and...
PREFACE TO THE SECOND AND THIRD EPISTLE OF S. JOHN.. SEVERAL ancient writers have entertained doubts respecting the Second and Third Epistles of S. John, supposing them to have been written by John t...
EXPOSITION THIS letter is not rightly called "general." It is not addressed to the whole Church, but either to some particular Christian community, or (more probably) to an individual. The letter has...
Tonight, we want to look at 2 John and 3 John and the book of Jude, all short little one-chapter epistles. The epistles of 2 John and 3 John were of course, written by the apostle John. A situation ex...
1 John 2:21; 1 John 3:18; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 1:23;...
The elder [ο π ρ ε σ β υ τ ε ρ ο ς]. The word is used originally of seniority in age. So Luke 14:25. Afterward as a term of rank or office. Applied to members of the Sanhedrim (Matthew 16:21; Acts 6:1...
The elder — An appellation suited to a familiar letter, but upon a weighty subject. To the elect — That is, Christian. Kuria is undoubtedly a proper name, both here and in 2 John 1:1:2 John 1:5; for i...
Who was the “elect lady”? PROBLEM: John addresses his second letter to “the elect lady.” Some have argued that because this was strictly a personal letter addressed to a particular lady, that it does...
Observe here, 1. The person writing and directing this epistle, St. John, styling himself THE ELDER, partly with respect to his age, he being, as it is thought, the only person at that time living upo...