Grace be with you, mercy [and] peace,.... This form of salutation, or wish and prayer for the blessings mentioned,from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, is the same used by other apostles; see 1Ti 1:2 andSee Gill on "Ro 1:7".
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2 John 1:3
2 John 1:3
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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religion consecrates, as far as may be, old forms, and turns
compliments into real expressions of life and love. Here we have, as
usually,
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the Son: 1 John 2:23-24, 1 John 4:10
in truth: 2 John 1:1; Zechariah 8:19; Galatians 5:6; 1 Timothy 1:14; 2 Timothy 1:13