777 B
777 B
The woman who is in Babylon
Here "The woman" probably refers to the group of believers who live in "Babylon." Possible meanings for "Babylon" are 1) it is a symbol for the city of Rome, 2) it is a symbol for anywhere that Christians are suffering, or 3) it refers literally to the city of Babylon. It most likely refers to the city of Rome. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage)
who is chosen together with you
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "whom God has chosen as he has chosen you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
my son
Peter speaks of Mark as if he is his spiritual son. Alternate translation: "my spiritual son" or "who is like a son to me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)