Protestantism
English
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 unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;
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,
The elder to [the] elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only but also all who have known the truth,
THE ELDER to the elect Lady, and her children, whom I loue in the trueth: and not I onely, but also all that haue knowen the trueth,
The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who know the truth,
1 He exhorts a certain honorable matron, with her children, to persevere in Christian love, and belief, 8 lest they lose the reward of their former profession: 10 And to have nothing to do with those seducers that bring not the true doctrine of Christ Jesus.
The elder to 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 to her children, whom I love in the truth: and not I only, but also all who know the truth;
I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true;
(3 John 1:1–4)
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—
THE presbyter to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all who have known the truth:
The elder unto the chosen lady and her sons, whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but also all those that have known the truth,
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 I alone, but also all those who know the truth—
The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who have known the truth,
The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the 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 I only, but also all those who know the truth;
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;
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;
The elder to the elect Cyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all that know the truth,—
To an eminent Christian Lady, and to her children, from the officer of the church. I sincerely love you all, and not I only, but also all those who have learned to know the truth.
To an eminent Christian Lady, and to her children, from the officer of the church. I sincerely love you all, and not I only, but also all those who have learned to know the truth.
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 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, unto an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not, I, alone, but all those also who understand the truth,—
The elder to 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;
To an eminent Christian Lady, and to her Children, from the Officer of the Church. I sincerely love you all, and not I only, but also all those who have learned to know the Truth.
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;
Catholicism
English
The Ancient to the lady Elect and her children, whom I love in the truth: and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth,
He recommends walking in truth, loving one another and to beware of false teachers.
The Elder to the Elect Lady, and those born of her, whom I love in the truth: and not I alone, but also all those who have known the truth,12
- 1:1The ancient: That is, the ancient bishop St. John, being the only one of the twelve apostles then living.(Challoner)
- 1:1To the lady Elect: Some conjecture that Electa might be the name of a family, or of a particular church; but the general opinion is, that it is the proper name of a lady, so eminent for her piety and great charity, as to merit this Epistle from St. John.(Challoner)