2 John 1:5

and now I implore you, lady, not as writing to you a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may 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 rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of your children walking in truth, even as we received a command from the Father;

6and this is love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as you heard from the beginning, that you may walk in it,

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Cross References

John 13:34A new command I give to you, that you love one another; according as I loved you, that you also love one another;

Galatians 5:22And the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

1 Thessalonians 4:9And concerning the brotherly love, you have no need of [my] writing to you, for you yourselves are God-taught to love one another,

1 Peter 1:22Having purified your souls in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to unhypocritical brotherly love, love one another earnestly out of a pure heart,

2 Peter 1:7and with piety—brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness—love;

1 John 3:11because this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we may 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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