en_tn_lite_do_not_use/2jn/01/13.md

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The word "your" in verse 13 is plural. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you)

The children of your chosen sister

Here John speaks of this other church as if it were a sister to the readers' church and the believers that are a part of that church as if they were that church's children. This emphasizes that all believers are a spiritual family. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)