“Again, after these things, he adds: "Grace and mercy will be with us:" designating the goods that arise from perfect love. Speaking of God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, John adds, "the Son of the Father:" for only here is He properly the Father. Therefore, Paul also says, "From whom," he says, "every fami…”
Oecumenius, 6th c. — Commentary on 2 John
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3Grace 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.
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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;
2For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
— 2 John 1:3 —
4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.