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2 John
2 John is addressed to “the elect lady and her children” (2 John 1:1). The text does not identify her by name or specify whether the phrase refers to an individual woman, a household, or a church. What is clear is that the elder speaks of shared love “in truth” with her and her children (2 John 1:1).
1The elder, to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;