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di John iv. 17.
er Tim. i. 2; 2 Tim. i. 2.
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ἅτη εκλεκτη κυρια 73: εκλεκτη τη κυρια 31; εκλεκτη τη και κυρια Aeth.; Κυρίᾳ Syrvg ph, Tisch. ; ᾿Ἐκλέκτῃ Κυρίᾳ WH (marg.).
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Vv. 1-3. The Address. ‘The Elder to elect Kyria and her children, whom I love in Truth, and not I alone but also all that have got to know the Truth, because of the Truth that abideth in us; and with us it shall be for ever. Yea, there shall be with us grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father in Truth and love.”
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because τὰ τέκνα were or included sons, not “weil an Gemeindeglieder gedacht ist” (Holtzmann). ἐγώ: according to the Greek idiom, when a man speaks of himself in the third person, he passes im- mediately to the first. Cf. Plat. Euthyphr. 5 A: οὐδέ τῳ ἂν διαφέροι Εὐθύφρων τῶν πολλῶν ἀνθρώπων, εἰ μὴ τὰ τοιαῦτα πάντα ἀκριβῶς εἰδείην. Soph. Aj., 864- 65. The construction is found in loose English; cf. Thackeray, Barry Lyndon, chap. xviii.: ‘‘I was a man who never deserved that so much prosperity should fall to my share”. ἐν ἀληθείᾳ (see note on 1 John i. 8) defines the Elder’s love for
Kyria as fellowship in Christian know- ledge and faith, in view perhaps of heathen accusations of licentiousness. His affection for her and her family was not merely personal; it was inspired by her devotion to the common cause and was shared by all the Christians in his extensive διοίκησις. Cf. 2 Cor. viii. 18: οὗ 6 ἔπαινος ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ διὰ πασῶν τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν. τὴν ἀλήθειαν, “the Truth just mentioned”.
Ver. 2. µένονσαν ἐν ἡμῖν, not merely apprehended by the intellect but wel- comed by the heart. μεθ’ ἡμῶν, nobiscum, bei uns, as our guest and companion.
Ver. 3. ἔσται μεθ) ἡμῶν, not a wish (x Peter i. 2; 2 Peter i. 2) but a confident assurance. Χάρις, the well-spring in the heart of God; ἔλεος, its outpourings; εἰρήνη, its blessed effect. They are evangelical blessings: (1) not merely “from God” but ‘‘from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father” who has interpreted Him and brought Him near, made Him accessible ; (2) not merely “in Truth,” enlightening the intellect, but ‘‘in love,” engaging the heart.
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