2 John 1:3

Greeting the Elect Lady

1 The Elder, To the¹ elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have known ^athe truth,

2 because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:

3 ^aGrace, mercy, and peace will be with¹ you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

Walk in Christ’s Commandments

4 I ^arejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

5 And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: ^athat we love one another.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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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.

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