2 John 1:5
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing a new commandment to thee, but what we had from the beginning, that we would love each other.
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John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that ye should love each other, just as I loved you, so that ye also should love each other.
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
1 Thessalonians 4:9But about brotherly love ye have no need to write to you, for ye yourselves are taught by God in order to love each other.
1 Peter 1:22Men who have purified your souls in obedience of the truth through the Spirit for non-hypocritical brotherly love. Ye should love each other fervently from a pure heart,
2 Peter 1:7and in piety, brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection, love.
1 John 3:11Because this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love each other.
Matthew Henry on 2 John 1:2-5
Salutation. ( a. d. 90.) 1 The 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; 2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. 3 Grace 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. 4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. Ancient epistles began, as… Read the whole commentary →