2 John 1:5

and now I-am-asking you, lordess, not as writing [a] new command to{you}; contrariwise, which we-have-been-having from of{origin}, in-which-place we-may-be-loving one-another,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

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-am-joyed extremely that I-have-discovered walking-around out of{the offsprings} of{you} in to{truth} according-as we-take command beside of{the Father},

6and same is-being the love, in-which-place we-may-be-walking-around according-to the commands of{same}. Same is-being the command according-as you-hear from of{origin}, in-which-place in to{same} you-may-be-walking-around,

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Cross References

John 13:34I-am-giving to{you} [a] new command in-which-place you-should-be-loving one-another according-as I-love you, in-which-place also you should-be-loving one-another.

Galatians 5:22Moreover, the fruit of{the Spirit} is-being love, joy, peace, far-[furious]desire-ia[i.e. longsuffering], benevolence, beneficialness, faith,

1 Thessalonians 4:9Moreover, about of{the brotherly-fondness}, we-are-having not need to-be-writing to{you}, for same you are-being God-taught into the to-be-loving one-another,

1 Peter 1:22having-purified the lives of{you} in to{the hearken-under[noun]} of{the truth} into unpretend-ive brotherly-fondness out of{[a] clean heart}, love one-another stretch-out-ly/extensively,

2 Peter 1:7moreover, in to{the good-devotion}, the brotherly-fondness; moreover, in to{the brotherly-fondness}, the love,

1 John 3:11that the-same is-being the message-ia which you-hear from of{origin}, in-which-place we-may-be-loving 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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