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 church than they often are given credit for. See Lydia (Acts 16:40), Nymphia (Colossians 4:15), etc. [No one knows for sure whether Lady (Kyria) is a title or a name, or whether this is a real woman, or whether John speaks of the church as a dear Lady. The Expositor's Greek Testament takes Kyria as a real woman.] Who know the truth. John's love for this Lady and her children is in their common fellowship in the Truth of Christ!

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