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Conclusion

2 John 1:13

In 9 translations

BSB
The children of your elect sister send you greetings.BYZ and TR include Amen.
KJV
The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
WEB
The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.
ASV
The children of thine elect sister salute thee.
LSV
The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.
YLT
salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen.
DBY
The children of thine elect sister greet thee.
DRC
The children of thy sister Elect salute thee.
GNV1:12
The sonnes of thine elect sister greete thee, Amen.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἀμήν.¶ (“Amen”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἐκλεκτῆς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐκλεκτῆς; Robinson–Pierpont add Ἀμήν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Ἀσπάζεταί σε τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἀδελφῆς σου τῆς ἐκλεκτῆς.
RP2018
Ἀσπάζεταί σε τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἀδελφῆς σου τῆς ἐκλεκτῆς. Ἀμήν.
TR-Boyd
Ἀσπάζεταί σε τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἀδελφῆς σου τῆς ἐκλεκτῆς. Ἀμήν.
SCR1894
ασπαζεται σε τα τεκνα της αδελφης σου της εκλεκτης αμην

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Peter 5:13The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.
  • 2 John 1:1–13The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth— because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy, and peace…

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • Content check: text matches KJV 2John.1.13 (word overlap 0.73), not 2John.1.12 (0.00); standard ref corrected from 2John.1.12 (TVTMS action was 'identity').

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