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Elect Lady

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The recipient of John's second letter (2 John 1:1 ) sometimes understood to be an individual but the phrase probably is a way of referring to a local church congregation. The members of the church would then be the “children” who are mentioned in the same verse. The “elect sister” of 2 John 1:13 would be another congregation whose members were sending greeting.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Elect Lady'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​e/elect-lady.html. 1991.
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