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grace,χάριςmercy,ἔλεοςpeaceεἰρήνηwill beἔσταιwithμεθ’usἡμῶνfromπαρὰGodθεοῦthe FatherπατρόςandκαὶfromπαρὰJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah,Χριστοῦthe Sonτοῦ υἱοῦof the Father,τοῦ πατρόςinἐνtruthἀληθείᾳandκαὶlove.ἀγάπῃ
2 John 1:3
Study it in the app“grace, mercy, peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus the Messiah, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.”
With the Greek beneath
2 John 1:3, word by word
- graceχάριςcharis
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charis” appears- mercyἔλεοςeleos
mercy
Mercy: compassion that acts.
Where else “eleos” appears- peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnē” appears- will beἔσταιestai
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estai” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the Fatherπατρόςpatros
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- the Sonυἱοῦhuiou
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huiou” appears- truthἀληθείᾳalētheiai
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheiai” appears- loveἀγάπῃagapēi
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēi” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “from the Lord Jesus the Messiah.”
The context
2because of the truth that remains in us and will be with us forever:
3 · This verse (above)
4I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we received a commandment from the Father.