2 John 1:5

And now I entreat thee, Kuria,-no new commandment writing to thee, but that which we have had from the beginning,-that we love one another.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 have rejoiced much to have found of thy sons who walk in the truth, after the commandment we have received from the Father.

6And this is love, that we walk according to the commandment; this commandment is according to that which you have heard from the beginning, that in it we should walk.

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Cross References

John 13:34A new commandment give I to you, that you should love one another; as I have loved you, so do you also love one another.

Galatians 5:22But the fruits of the Spirit are, love, joy, peace, prolonging of the spirit, benignity, goodness, fidelity,

1 Thessalonians 4:9But concerning the love of the brethren, you need not (that I) write to you; for you yourselves are taught of Aloha to love one another.

1 Peter 1:22Let your souls be sanctified in obedience to the truth, and be filled with the charity which respecteth not persons, that with a pure heart and perfect you may love one another,

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

1 John 3:11For this is the commandment which you have heard from before, that you 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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