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elder: 1 Peter 5:1; 3 John 1:1
the elect lady: 2 John 1:5, 2 John 1:13; Luke 1:3; Ephesians 1:4-5; 1 Thessalonians 1:3-4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 1 Peter 1:2
whom: 2 John 1:2-3; 1 Peter 1:22-23; 1 John 3:18; 3 John 1:1
Bible Commentary
2 John 1:1
2 John 1:1
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