Verse
2 John 1:3 — Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from…
“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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The verses around 2 John 1:3.
1The 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;
2For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
3Grace 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.
4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
Verse explanation
The letter's greeting: it brings together grace, mercy, and peace, coming from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, conditioned on living “in truth and love” — the two central themes of this short letter.
From the 2 John 1 study in Bible in Stories.
2 John 1:3 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Graça, misericordia, paz, da parte de Deus Pae e da do Senhor Jesus Christo, o Filho do Pae, seja comvosco na verdade e caridade.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Graça, misericórdia, [e] paz de Deus Pai, e do Senhor Jesus Cristo, o Filho do Pai, seja convosco em verdade e amor.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Que la gracia, la misericordia y la paz sigan con nosotros, de parte de Dios el Padre y de Jesucristo, el Hijo del Padre, en verdad y en amor.
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