2 John 1:3 (ASV)

Passage

Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

Nearby Context

2 John 1:1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;

2 John 1:2 for the truth`s sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:

2 John 1:3 Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

2 John 1:4 I rejoice greatly that I have found [certain] of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

2 John 1:5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "mercy", "peace", "shall", "father", "jesus", and "christ". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "for the truth s sake which abideth..." into verse 4's "I rejoice greatly that I have found...", so "grace" and "mercy" belong inside that flow. In 2 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "mercy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.