richmahn_en_tn/3jn/01/01.md

# General Information:

This is a personal letter from John to Gaius. All instances of "you" and "your" refer to Gaius and are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# The elder

This refers to John, the apostle and disciple of Jesus. He refers to himself as "elder" either because of his old age or because he is a leader in the church. The name of the author can be made explicit: "I, John the elder, am writing." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# Gaius

This is a fellow believer to whom John is writing this letter. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# whom I love in truth

"whom I truly love"

# you may prosper in all things and be in health

"you may do well in all things and be healthy"

# just as your soul prospers

"just as you are doing well spiritually"

# brothers

"fellow believers"

# you walk in truth

Walking on a path is a metaphor for how a person lives his life. AT: "you are living your life according to God's truth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# my children

John speaks of those he taught to believe in Jesus as though they were his children. This emphasizes his love and concern for them. It could also be that he himself led them to the Lord. AT: "my spiritual children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

			`This is a personal letter from John to Gaius. All instances of "you" and "your" refer to Gaius and are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])`

			`# The elder`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`This refers to John, the apostle and disciple of Jesus. He refers to himself as "elder" either because of his old age or because he is a leader in the church. The name of the author can be made explicit: "I, John the elder, am writing." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Gaius`
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			`This is a fellow believer to whom John is writing this letter. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# whom I love in truth`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"whom I truly love"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# you may prosper in all things and be in health`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"you may do well in all things and be healthy"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# just as your soul prospers`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"just as you are doing well spiritually"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# brothers`
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			`"fellow believers"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# you walk in truth`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Walking on a path is a metaphor for how a person lives his life. AT: "you are living your life according to God's truth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# my children`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`John speaks of those he taught to believe in Jesus as though they were his children. This emphasizes his love and concern for them. It could also be that he himself led them to the Lord. AT: "my spiritual children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`