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# General Information:
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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]])
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# 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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# 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]])
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# whom I love in truth
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"whom I truly love"
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