because of the truth that resides in us and will be with us forever[a]. Grace, mercy, peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father in truth and love.

I was very glad[b] because I found some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us[c].

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Footnotes

  1. 2 John 1:2 Or “in perpetuity”; literally “for the age”
  2. 2 John 1:4 Literally “I rejoiced exceedingly”
  3. 2 John 1:4 Literally “we received commandment from the Father”