2 John 1:5

And now I petition you, Lady, not as if writing a new commandment to you, but instead that commandment which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another.

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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 was very glad because I discovered some of your sons walking in the truth, just as we received the commandment from the Father.

6And this is love: that we walk according to his commandments. For this is the commandment that you have heard in the same way from the beginning, and in which you should walk.

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Cross References

John 13:34I give you a new commandment: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, so also must you love one another.

Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance,

1 Thessalonians 4:9But concerning the charity of brotherhood, we have no need to write to you. For you yourselves have learned from God that you should love one another.

1 Peter 1:22So chastise your souls with the obedience of charity, in fraternal love, and love one another from a simple heart, attentively.

2 Peter 1:7and in piety, love of brotherhood; and in love of brotherhood, charity.

1 John 3:11For this is the announcement that you heard from the beginning: that you 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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