Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
Parallel translations
- WEB Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
- BSB Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
- NKJV Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
- NASB Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
- NLT Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love.
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Quick answer
John pronounces grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son, in truth and love. These gifts flow from God himself and frame the whole letter.
Overview
This greeting blends a typical apostolic blessing with the letter's twin themes of truth and love. By naming Jesus Christ "the Son of the Father" alongside God the Father, John affirms Christ's full deity and the unity of Father and Son, a point central to the doctrinal battle that follows. Grace, mercy, and peace are unearned gifts secured through Christ, reminding readers that the Christian life rests on God's saving initiative.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Rom 1:7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Jn 4:10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
- 1 Tim 1:2Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 1 Tim 1:14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
- Gal 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
- 2 Tim 1:13Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
- 2 Jn 1:1The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
- 1 Jn 2:23–24Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
- Zech 8:19Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
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To walk in truth and love is to abide in 'the teaching of Christ'; whoever has the Son has both the Father and life.
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