2 John 1:5

And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

4I rejoiced greatly because I found some of your children walking in the truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

6And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

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Cross References

John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness,

1 Thessalonians 4:9But with respect to brotherly love, you have no need that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

1 Peter 1:22Having purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit, to unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another with a pure heart fervently,

2 Peter 1:7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

1 John 3:11For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

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 →

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