2 John 1:3
grace be with you, mercy and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2we all love you, on account of the truth that dwells in us, and which will be with us forever:
Cross References
Galatians 5:6For, in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith that works by love.
1 Timothy 1:14and the grace of our Lord was very abundant with faith, and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1 John 2:23Whoever denies the Son, has not the Father: he that confesses the Son, has the Father also.
2 John 1:1The elder to the elect lady, and to her children, whom I love in the truth: and not I only, but also all who know the truth;
Matthew Henry on 2 John 1:2-5
Salutation. ( a. d. 90.) 1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; 2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. Ancient epistles began, as… Read the whole commentary →