2 John 1:3

2 John 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

Context of 2 John 1:3

1The elder: To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth — and not only I, but also all who know the truth — 2because of the truth that remains in us and will be with us forever. Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 4I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, in keeping with a command we have received from the Father. 5So now I ask you, dear lady — not as if I were writing you a new command, but one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another.

2 John 1:3 word by word

ἔσται μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν χάρις ἔλεος εἰρήνη παρὰ θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ παρὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ πατρὸς ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἀγάπῃ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• youἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• the Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26

Cross-references for 2 John 1:3

• Romans 1:7To all who are in Rome, loved by God, called as saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Timothy 1:2To Timothy, my true son in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 1 John 2:23No one who denies the Son has the Father; he who confesses the Son has the Father as well.
• 1 John 4:10Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
• 2 John 1:1The elder: To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth — and not only I, but also all who know the truth —
• Zechariah 8:19The Lord of Armies says this: “The fast of the fourth month, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth will become times of joy, gladness, and cheerful festivals for the house of Judah. Therefore, love truth and peace.”
• Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.
• 1 Timothy 1:14and the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Timothy 1:13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Commentaries on 2 John 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Grace 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Grace be unto you … - See the notes at Romans 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Grace, mercy, and peace are blessings that John is confident God will give. These blessings are for people who live in truth and love and who show by their actions that they belong to God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. 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 must first do away with man's guilt before his misery can be relieved by mercy. Therefore grace stands before mercy. Peace is the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 John 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings