2 John 1:5

Now I'm telling you, dear lady, not as a new instruction, but following what we've understood from the beginning, that we should 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 delighted to discover that some of your children are following the truth, just as the Father commanded us.

6This is what love is: we should follow God's commands. The command, just as you heard right from the beginning, is that you should live in love.

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Cross References

John 13:34I am giving you a new command: Love one another. Love one another in the same way I have loved you.

Galatians 5:22But the Spirit produces fruit such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trust,

1 Thessalonians 4:9We certainly don't need to write and tell you to love fellow-believers, because God teaches you to love one another—

1 Peter 1:22Now that you've dedicated yourselves by following the truth, love each other sincerely like a true family.

2 Peter 1:7add to reverence, affection for fellow-believers, add to affection for fellow-believers, love.

1 John 3:11The message you've heard from the beginning is simply this: 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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