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16 Peace and mercy be to all who follow this rule[a] and to the Israel of God.(A)

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  1. 6:16 This rule: the principle in Gal 6:14–15. The Israel of God: while the church may be meant (the phrase can be translated “to all who follow this rule, even the Israel of God”; cf. Gal 6:10; 1 Cor 10:18), the reference may also be to God’s ancient people, Israel; cf. Ps 125:5; 128:6.

16 Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to[a] the Israel of God.

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  1. Galatians 6:16 Or rule and to

16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

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to Timothy, my true child in faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.(A)

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To Timothy(A) my true son(B) in the faith:

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.(C)

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Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

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may grace and peace be yours in abundance through knowledge[a] of God and of Jesus our Lord.

II. Exhortation to Christian Virtue

The Power of God’s Promise.[b]

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  1. 1:2 Knowledge: a key term in the letter (2 Pt 1:3, 8; 2:20; 3:18), perhaps used as a Christian emphasis against gnostic claims.
  2. 1:3–4 Christian life in its fullness is a gift of divine power effecting a knowledge of Christ and the bestowal of divine promises (2 Pt 3:4, 9). To share in the divine nature, escaping from a corrupt world, is a thought found elsewhere in the Bible but expressed only here in such Hellenistic terms, since it is said to be accomplished through knowledge (2 Pt 1:3); cf. 2 Pt 1:2; 2:20; but see also Jn 15:4; 17:22–23; Rom 8:14–17; Hb 3:14; 1 Jn 1:3; 3:2.

Grace and peace be yours in abundance(A) through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.(B)

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Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

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