2 John 1:5

And nowe beseeche I thee, Lady, (not as writing a newe commandement vnto thee, but that same which we had from the beginning) that we loue one another.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 reioyced greatly, that I founde of thy children walking in trueth, as we haue receiued a commandement of the Father.

6And this is that loue, that we should walke after his commandements. This commandement is, that as ye haue heard from the beginning, ye should walke in it.

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Cross References

John 13:34A newe commandement giue I vnto you, that ye loue one another: as I haue loued you, that ye also loue one another.

Galatians 5:22But the fruite of the Spirit is loue, ioye, peace, long suffering, gentlenes, goodnes, fayth,

1 Thessalonians 4:9But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another.

1 Peter 1:22Hauing purified your soules in obeying the trueth through the spirite, to loue brotherly without faining, loue one another with a pure heart feruently,

2 Peter 1:7And with godlines, brotherly kindnes: and with brotherly kindnes, loue.

1 John 3:11For this is the message, that ye heard from the beginning, that we should loue 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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