2 John 1:3 (DRB)

Passage

Grace be with you, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus the Son of the Father: in truth and charity.

Nearby Context

2 John 1:1 The Ancient to the lady Elect and her children, whom I love in the truth: and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth,

2 John 1:2 For the sake of the truth which dwelleth in us and shall be with us for ever.

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

2 John 1:4 I was exceeding glad that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "mercy", "peace", "father", "christ", "jesus", and "truth". 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 sake of the truth which..." into verse 4's "I was exceeding glad that I 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.