together with you, saluteth you,” the word “church” is not in the original, hence and the Revised Version more correctly renders the passage, “She that is in Babylon, elect together with you, saluteth you.” In all probability it is not the Church at Babylon, but some Christian lady resident at Babylon or at Rome, who is alluded to, like the elect lady of John’s Second Epistle; more especially as an individual, Marcus, immediately follows. It is the opinion of Neander, Bengel, Mayerhoff, Rauch, and