3 Grace shall be with you, mercy, peace from God [the] Father, and from [the] Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and [our] Lord Jesus Christ.
to Timotheus, [my] true child in faith: grace, mercy, peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any force, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.
But the grace of our Lord surpassingly over-abounded with faith and love, which [is] in Christ Jesus.
Whoever denies the Son has not the Father either; he who confesses the Son has the Father also. As for *you* let that which ye have heard from the beginning abide in you: if what ye have heard from the beginning abides in you, *ye* also shall abide in the Son and in the Father.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.
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Commentary on 2 John 1 Matthew Henry Commentary
An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of
The Second Epistle of John
Chapter 1
The apostle here salutes an honourable matron and her children (v. 1-3). Recommends to them faith and love (v. 5, 6). Warns them of deceivers (v. 7), and to take heed to themselves (v. 8). Teaches how to treat those who bring not the doctrine of Christ (v. 10, 11). And, referring other things to personal discourse, concludes the epistle (v. 12, 13).
2Jo 1:1-4
Ancient epistles began, as here, with salutation and good wishes: religion consecrates, as far as may be, old forms, and turns compliments into real expressions of life and love. Here we have, as usually,
2Jo 1:5-6
We come now more into the design and substance of the epistle; and here we have,
2Jo 1:7-9
In this principal part of the epistle we find,
2Jo 1:10-11
Here,
2Jo 1:12-13
The apostle concludes this letter,