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2 John 1:3

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Grace, 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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Commentary

11 notes on this verse

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on the Catholic Epistles · Written before 735.

May 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

A commentator

Oecumenius

Commentary on 2 John · Written before 550.

proposed

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

A commentator

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on 2 John · Written before 1107.

proposed

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

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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.

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

proposed

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:
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The Nineteenth Century3 voices

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 & Brown

1802–1910

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.

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

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 words

Every 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.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

15 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Peter 1:17For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”29 works1 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.8 worksRomans 1:7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.8 works1 Timothy 1:2To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.7 worksGalatians 1:3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,7 works1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.6 works
The other 9 cross-references, with their words ▾
Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.4 works2 Timothy 1:13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.3 works2 John 1:1The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—3 worksGenesis 43:14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”3 worksActs 15:23and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.3 worksNumbers 6:23“Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:3 works1 John 2:23–24Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.2 worksIsaiah 53:11After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.2 worksZechariah 8:19“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 4:10

    And 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.

  • Through

    1 Timothy 1:2

    To 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.

  • Through

    Galatians 5:6

    For 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.

Where this verse is studied

About 2 John

Saint John the Evangelist, Frans Hals, about 1625 to 1628, J. Paul Getty Museum. Public domain.
Saint John the Evangelist, Frans Hals, about 1625 to 1628, J. Paul Getty Museum. Public domain.
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This page draws on 12 works. Open the list of works

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.

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