2 John 1:3

Grace, mercy, and ¹  peace will be with us from God the Father and from ²  Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

Zec 8:19; Ro 1:7; Ga 5:6; 1Ti 1:2; 1Ti 1:14; 2Ti 1:13; 1Jo 2:23,24; 1Jo 4:10; 2Jo 1:1

¹ tn “And” is not in the Greek text. It is supplied for smoothness in English.

² tc Most witnesses, including some early and important ones (א P 33 Ï sy), have κυρίου (kuriou, “Lord”) before ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ (Ihsou Cristou, “Jesus Christ”), but this is a typical scribal addition, motivated by pietistic and liturgical concerns. Further, early and excellent mss (A B Ψ 048 0232 81 323 1739 al) lack κυρίου. Thus, both internally and externally, the shorter reading is strongly preferred.