2 John 1:3

Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2I love you for the sake of the truth which is abiding in us and will be with us forever.

4I am greatly rejoiced to find some of your children leading their lives in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

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Cross References

Galatians 5:6because in Christ neither circumcision has any value, nor uncircumcision, but faith which works through love.

1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord overflowed with faith and love that is in Christ Jesus.

1 John 2:23Whoever denies the Son, the same has not the Father; but he who confesses the Son has the Father also. As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning abide in you.

2 John 1:1The Elder to the Elect Lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have come to 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 →

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