2 John 1:3
in 2 John 1Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 John 1
Commentary
11 notes on this verseMay grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father be with you, etc. Since the heretics of that time, namely Marcian and Cerinthus, denied that our Lord Jesus Christ was truly the Son of God and attributed his beginning to human birth, John rightly recalls …
This site's exposition
the chosen lady and her children
on 2 John 1:1-3
The chosen lady and her children are read as a church and its members or as a household. The elder loves them for the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever. Alone among New Testament greetings, verse 3 adds in truth and love.
This site's exposition
Grace, mercy, and peace
The greeting is stated as a promise. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown note that grace covers sins and mercy meets miseries, and that a prayer stands inside the promise. Albert Barnes points to the added title, the Son of the Father, which the deceivers of verse 7 would not confess.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Again, after these things, he adds: "Grace and mercy will be with us:" designating the goods that arise from perfect love. Speaking of God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, John adds, "the Son of the Father:" for only here is He properly …
The Medieval Church1 voice
To the words: "from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ," he added also: "the Son of the Father." For God alone is Father of the Son in the proper sense. Therefore Paul also says: "from Whom every fatherhood in heaven and on …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
What the apostle craves from these divine persons. (1.) Grace --divine favour and good-will, the spring of all good things: it is grace indeed that any spiritual blessing should be conferred on sinful mortals. (2.) Mercy --free pardon and forgiveness; those who are already rich in grace have need of continual forgiveness.
Grace takes away guilt; mercy, misery: peace implies the abiding in grace and mercy. It includes the testimony of God's Spirit, both that we are his children, and that all our ways are acceptable to him.
Grace be with you, mercy and peace,.... This form of salutation, or wish and prayer for the blessings mentioned, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, is the same used by other apostles; see 1Ti 1:2 and See Gill on Rom 1:
3 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Grace be unto you ... - See the notes at Rom 1:7. This salutation does not differ from those commonly employed by the sacred writers, except in the emphasis which is placed on the fact that the Lord Jesus Christ is “the Son of the Father.” This is much in the style of John, in all of whose writings he dwells much on the fact that the Lord Jesus is the Son of God, and on the importance of recognizing that fact in order to the possession of true religion.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Grace be with you--One of the oldest manuscripts and several versions have "us" for you. The Greek is literally, "Grace shall be with us," that is, with both you and me. A prayer, however, is implied besides a confident affirmation. grace . . . mercy . . . peace--"Grace" covers the sins of men; "mercy," their miseries.
Grace be with you - This is addressed to her, her household, and probably that part of the Church which was more immediately under her care. The Son of the Father - The apostle still keeps in view the miraculous conception of Christ; a thing which the Gnostics absolutely denied; a doctrine which is at the ground work of our salvation.
The words behind it
21 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἔσται | estai | Will be | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| μεθ᾽ | meth᾽ | with | G3326 → | |
| ἡμῶν | hemon | us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| χάρις | charis | grace | G5485 → | |
| ἔλεος | eleos | mercy | G1656 → | |
| εἰρήνη | eirene | [and] peace | G1515 → | |
| παρὰ | para | from | G3844 → | 192 times |
| θεοῦ | theou | God | G2316 → | |
| πατρὸς | patros | [the] Father | G3962 → | 410 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| παρὰ | para | from | G3844 → | 192 times |
| Ἰησοῦ | iesou | Jesus | G2424 → | |
| Χριστοῦ | christou | Christ | G5547 → | 523 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| υἱοῦ | huiou | Son | G5207 → | |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πατρὸς | patros | Father | G3962 → | 410 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| ἀληθείᾳ | aletheia | truth | G225 → | 109 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἀγάπῃ.¶ | agape | love. | G26 → |
ἔσταιWill be
estaiG1510 →2333 times
μεθ᾽with
meth᾽G3326 →
ἡμῶνus
hemonG3165 →1936 times
χάριςgrace
charisG5485 →
ἔλεοςmercy
eleosG1656 →
εἰρήνη[and] peace
eireneG1515 →
παρὰfrom
paraG3844 →192 times
θεοῦGod
theouG2316 →
πατρὸς[the] Father
patrosG3962 →410 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
παρὰfrom
paraG3844 →192 times
ἸησοῦJesus
iesouG2424 →
ΧριστοῦChrist
christouG5547 →523 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
υἱοῦSon
huiouG5207 →
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
πατρὸςFather
patrosG3962 →410 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ἀληθείᾳtruth
aletheiaG225 →109 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἀγάπῃ.¶love.
agapeG26 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 John 4:10And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
it leads to
- Ephesians 2:4–5
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- Romans 5:8–10
But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- 1 John 4:19
We love because He first loved us.
- 1 John 2:2
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
- John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
- Ephesians 2:4–5
Through
1 Timothy 1:2To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
it leads to
- Titus 1:4
To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
- 2 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Titus 1:4
Through
Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
it leads to
- Galatians 6:15
For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.
- Galatians 6:15
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 John

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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on 2 John and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 2 John.
