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654 B
654 B
General Information:
This is a personal letter from John to Gaius. All instances of "you" and "your" refer to Gaius and are singular. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)
The elder
This refers to John, the apostle and disciple of Jesus. He refers to himself as "elder" either because of his old age or because he is a leader in the church. The name of the author can be made explicit: "I, John the elder, am writing." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
Gaius
This is a fellow believer to whom John is writing this letter. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
whom I love in truth
"whom I truly love"