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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 John 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, I. The saluter, not expressed by name, but by a chosen character: The elder. The expression, and style, and love, intimate that the penman was the same with that of the foregoing epistle; he is now the elder, emphatically and eminently so; possibly the oldest apostle now living, the chief... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 John 1:1-3

1:1-3 The Elder to the Elect Lady and to her children, whom I love in truth (it is not only I who love you and them, but so do all who love the truth) because of the truth which abides in us and which will be with us for ever. Grace, mercy and peace will be with you from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love. The writer designates himself simply by the title of The Elder. Elder can have three different meanings. (i) It can mean simply an older man,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 John 1:1-3

It is of great interest to note how in this passage love and truth are inseparably connected. It is in the truth that the elder loves the elect lady. It is because of the truth that he loves and writes to the church. In Christianity we learn two things about love. (i) Christian truth tells us the way in which we ought to love. Agape ( Greek #26 ) is the word for Christian love. Agape ( Greek #26 ) is not passion with its ebb and flow, its flicker and its flame; nor is it an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:3

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 1 Timothy 1:2 and See Gill on Romans 1:7 . Only it is added here with respect to Christ, that he is the Son of the Father in truth and love ; which is mentioned by the apostle to confirm the deity of Christ, which is plainly implied in wishing for the above things equally... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:3

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. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:1-3

"The elder unto the elect lady and her children," etc. This address and salutation presents to us three chief topics for consideration. I. A LADY OF SAINTLY CHARACTER AND DISTINGUISHED PRIVILEGE . "The elder unto the elect lady and her children," etc. 1 . A saintly character. This lady is designated "elect," as chosen out of the unchristian world and called "into the sanctified company of the Church of God" (cf. John 15:19 ; 2 Timothy 2:10 ; 1 Peter 1:1 ; 1 Peter... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:1-3

I. INTRODUCTION . 1 . Address. "The elder unto the elect lady and her children." The writer of this Epistle was known as "the elder;" it clearly bears the Johannine mark. The principal receiver was "the elect lady." Some think that "a Church" is intended; but a mystical interpretation is not to be resorted to when a plain interpretation is tenable and beautiful. The lady was "elect," as "chosen out of the profane world into the sanctified company of the Church of God." She found a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:1-4

1. Introduction. Address and occasion. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:1-13

This Epistle is written by the Apostle John to a Christian family. He, like the Apostle Peter had done before him ( 1 Peter 5:1 ), styles himself a presbyter. His First Epistle was written to a Church or to the Churches. In this, the Second Epistle, we have a priceless fragment of early Christian history, showing us the relation which subsisted between the apostle and a Christian family, and also to how large an extent the new Christian faith was in some instances moulding family life, by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:3

In truth and love. Love, as we have seen in the First Epistle, is another of the words which is characteristic of St. John, "the apostle of love ;" it also occurs repeatedly in this short letter. Truth and love are noble and natural companions. They must not be severed on earth any more than in heaven. In the Godhead the two are essentially united: "God is Light" and "God is Love." In human society they ought to be united: truth without love becomes cold, stern, and even cruel; love without... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 John 1:1-4

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 John 1:1-3

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 John 1:1-3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 John 1:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 John 1:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 John 1:3

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