2 John 1:3

Blessing, mercy, and peace will be ours — the gift of God, the Father, and of Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son — in a life of truth and love.

Twentieth Century 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

2We love you for the sake of that Truth which is always in our hearts; yes, and it will be ours for ever.

4It was a great joy to me to find the lives of some of your children guided by the Truth, in obedience to the command that we received from the Father.

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Cross References

Galatians 5:6If a man is in union with Christ Jesus, neither is circumcision nor the omission of it anything, but faith, working through love, is everything.

1 Timothy 1:14and the loving-kindness of our Lord was boundless, and filled me with that faith and love which come from union with Christ Jesus.

1 John 2:23No one who rejects the Son has found the Father; he who acknowledges the Son has found the Father also.

2 John 1:1To an eminent Christian Lady, and to her Children, from the Officer of the Church. I sincerely love you all, and not I only, but also all those who have learned 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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