Salute Rufus; the same (it may be) of whom you may read, Mark 15:21. Chosen in the Lord; a choice Christian, one eminent for gifts and graces. So, 3 John 1:1, you read of an elect lady: he is supposed not to speak here of eternal election. And his mother and mine; his mother by nature, mine by affection: she hath tendered me as a mother her son: see 1 Timothy 5:2.
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Romans 16:13
13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.