2 John 1:3 (GNV)

Passage

Grace be with you, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ the Sonne of the Father, with trueth and loue.

Nearby Context

2 John 1:1 THE ELDER to the elect Lady, and her children, whom I loue in the trueth: and not I onely, but also all that haue knowen the trueth,

2 John 1:2 For the trueths sake which dwelleth in vs, and shalbe with vs for euer:

2 John 1:3 Grace be with you, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ the Sonne of the Father, with trueth and loue.

2 John 1:4 I reioyced greatly, that I founde of thy children walking in trueth, as we haue receiued a commandement of the Father.

2 John 1:5 And nowe beseeche I thee, Lady, (not as writing a newe commandement vnto thee, but that same which we had from the beginning) that we loue one another.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "mercie", "peace", "father", "lord", "iesus", "christ", and "sonne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "mercie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "For the trueths sake which dwelleth in..." into verse 4's "I reioyced greatly that I founde of...", so "grace" and "mercie" 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 "mercie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.