2 John 1:3

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.

2 John 1:6

1:6 (Now this is love: that we walk ³  according to his commandments.) This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning; thus ⁴  you should walk in it. ⁵ 

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.

³ tn Or “that we live.”

⁴ tn The ἵνα (Jina) clause indicates result, parallel to John 13:34 where the final ἵνα clause also indicates result.

⁵ tn Or “should live in obedience to it.”