2 John 1:5

And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.

Majority Standard Bible

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 overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.

6And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.

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Cross References

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

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

1 Thessalonians 4:9Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

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

1 John 3:11This is the message you have heard from the beginning: 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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