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"
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`
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			`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]])`

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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`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"whom I truly love"`
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