2 John 1:3

Contextual Overview

¹The elder, ¹ The elder, To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth— ¹ The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth, ¹ This letter is to my crew and their families from your jigger boss, John. I think the world of all of you. And it's not just me. Anyone who knows what truth really means knows who y'all are. ¹ I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true; ¹ The elder to [the] elect lady and her children, whom *I* love in truth, and not *I* only but also all who have known the truth, ¹ The elder, to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth; ¹ The elder unto the elect Kuria and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but likewise all who know the truth, For the truth's sake, ¹ The Elder to the elect lady and her children. Truly I love you all, and not I alone, but also all who know the truth, ¹ The Elder vnto the elect Lady, and her children, whome I loue in the trueth: and not I onely, but also all they that haue knowen ye trueth:

Bible Verse Review
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Grace: Romans 1:7, 1 Timothy 1:2

be: Gr. shall be

the Son: 1 John 2:23, 1 John 2:24, 1 John 4:10

in truth: 2 John 1:1, Zechariah 8:19, Galatians 5:6, 1 Timothy 1:14, 2 Timothy 1:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 43:14 - And God Numbers 6:23 - General Isaiah 53:11 - by his Acts 15:23 - greeting Galatians 1:3 - General 2 Peter 1:17 - God

Cross-References

Job 36:30
See how he scatters his lightning about him, bathing the depths of the sea.

Job 36:30
See how he scatters his lightning about him, bathing the depths of the sea.

Job 36:30
Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him,And He covers the depths of the sea.

Job 36:30
"Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him, And He covers the depths of the sea.

Job 36:30
Behold, he doth stretch his light vpon it, and couereth the bottome of the sea.

Job 36:30
Lo, he spreadeth his light around him, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

Job 36:30
Look, He scatters His light upon it, And covers the depths of the sea.

Job 36:30
Behold, He spreads His light about Him, and He covers the bottom of the sea.

Job 36:30
Look, he spreads lightning all over the sky and covers the deepest part of the ocean.

Job 36:30
Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 1 Timothy 1:2 and

1 Timothy 1:2- :. Only it is added here with respect to Christ, that he is

the Son of the Father in truth and love; which is mentioned by the apostle to confirm the deity of Christ, which is plainly implied in wishing for the above things equally from him, as from the Father; and to oppose and confront some heretics of those times, who denied the true and proper sonship of Christ; and therefore he calls him, "the Son of the Father", the only begotten of the Father; and that "in truth", or truly and properly, and not in a figurative and metaphorical sense, as magistrates are called the sons of God, and children of the most High, by reason of their office; but so is not Christ, he is God's own Son, in a true, proper, and natural sense: and he is so "in love"; he is his well beloved Son, his dear Son, the Son of his love; as he cannot otherwise be; since he is not only the image of him, but of the same nature, and has the same perfections with him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Grace 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. Compare 1 John 2:22-23; 1Jo 4:15; 1 John 5:1-2, 1 John 5:10-12, 1 John 5:20.

In truth and love - This phrase is not to be connected with the expression “the Son of the Father,” as if it meant that he was his Son “in truth and love,” but is rather to be connected with the “grace, mercy, and peace” referred to, as a prayer that they might be manifested to this family in promoting truth and love.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 John 1:3. 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.