“The second Epistle of John, which is written to Virgins, is very simple. It was written to a Babylonian lady, by name Electa, and indicates the election of the holy Church. He establishes in this Epistle that the following out of the faith is not without charity, and so that no one divide Jesus Christ; but only to bel…”
Clement of Alexandria, 3th c. — From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus
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1The 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;
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— 2 John 1:1 —
2For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.