2 John 1:5

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

Text-Critical English NT

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 yoʋr children walking in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.

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

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Cross References

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

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

1 Thessalonians 4:9Now concerning brotherly love, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

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

2 Peter 1:7your godliness with brotherly affection, and your brotherly affection with love.

1 John 3:11For this is the message 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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