2 John 13

2 John 13

The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.

a. NLT: Greetings from the children of your sister, chosen by God. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: The children of thine elect sister salute thee. [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: Salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen. [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Classic Amplified: The children of your elect (chosen) sister wish to be remembered to you. Amen (so be it). [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

1. “The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.”

a. The [Strong: 3588. [ta] ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.] [Thayer: [ta] ὁ, ἡ, τό, originally τος, τῇ, τό (as is evident from the forms τοι, ται for οἱ, αἱ in Homer and the Ionic writings), corresponds to our definite article the (German der, die, das), which is properly a demonstrative pronoun, which we see in its full force in Homer, and of which we find certain indubitable traces also in all kinds of Greek prose, and hence also in the N. T.]

b. children [Strong: 5043. teknon tek'-non from the base of 5098; a child (as produced):--child, daughter, son.]

c. [of] thy [Strong: 4675. sou soo genitive case of 4771; of thee, thy:--X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.]

d. elect [Strong: 1588. eklektos ek-lek-tos' from 1586; select; by implication, favorite:--chosen, elect.]

e. sister [Strong: 79. adelphe ad-el-fay' fem of 80; a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically):--sister.]

f. greet [Strong: 782. aspazomai as-pad'-zom-ahee from 1 (as a particle of union) and a presumed form of 4685; to enfold in the arms, i.e. (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome:--embrace, greet, salute, take leave.]

g. thee [Strong: 4571. se seh accusative case singular of 4771; thee:--thee, thou, X thy house.]

h. Amen [Strong: 281. amen am-ane' of Hebrew origin (543); properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it):--amen, verily.]