Bible Strands
2 John 1:3
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author issues a closing benediction to the letter’s recipients, framing the blessing within the immediate context of truth abiding permanently among them and the author’s joy over their obedience.
The words — ἔσται (estai) means will be, and μεθ᾽ (meth’) means with, anchoring the promise that divine grace, mercy, and peace will actively remain with the readers.
The thread — This benediction formula appears in Romans 1:7 and 1 Timothy 1:2, where apostolic letters similarly open or close with grace and peace originating from God and Christ.
Why it lands — The text states that grace, mercy, and peace will be with the readers in truth and love, demanding that they ground their spiritual reality in those concrete realities rather than subjective experience.
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The Greek words
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.
Cross-references
- Romans 1:7 To 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1 Timothy 1:14 And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
- Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.
- 2 Timothy 1:13 Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
- 2 John 1:1 The 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—
- 1 John 2:23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
- Zechariah 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.”