John Gill's Exposition on 2 John 1:13

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.] Not the members of a sister church, as some think; but the children of one who was the sister of this lady, according to the flesh; and who, as she was either a very famous and excellent person, or rather one chosen of God likewise unto eternal life and salvation; and whose children also were walking in the truth, and here send their Christian salutation to their aunt; very likely those sister's children lived at Ephesus, where John resided. FOOTNOTES Ft1 -- Eccl. Hist. 50:3. c. 24. Ft2 -- Adv. Haeres. 50:1. c. 13. & 50:3. c. 18. Ft3 -- Adv. Haeres. 50:3. c. 25. Ft4 -- Herodian. Hist. 50:1. c. 51, 52, 53, 54. Ft5 -- Epist. ad Basil. 4. p. 769. vol. 1. Ft6 -- Epictet. Enchirid. c. 62. Ft7 -- Targum on Eccl. 1:3. & 2:11. & Midrash Kohelet, fol. 72. 4. Ft8 -- Bereshit Rabba, sect. 98. fol. 85. 3. Ft9 -- T. Hieros. Sheviith, fol. 35. 2. Vid. Taanith. fol. 64. 2.

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