Heinrich Meyer Commentary - 2 John 1:13

Heinrich Meyer Commentary - 2 John 1:13 - 1:13

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Heinrich Meyer Commentary - 2 John 1:13 - 1:13

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2Jn_1:13. Presentation of the greeting from the children of the κυρία’s sister. If êõñßá were a proper noun, we would have to suppose that the sister had either already died, or was not with her children near the apostle, as he would otherwise certainly have mentioned her.

Such uncertain hypotheses are removed by the correct explanation of κυρία ; now it is self-evident that the ἀδελφή is the Church from which John wrote this Epistle—and the τέκνα , therefore, are its individual members; on τῆς ἐκλεκτῆς , comp. 2Jn_1:1.