2 John 1:5
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we should love one another.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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John 13:34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
1 Thessalonians 4:9Now concerning brotherly love, I have no need to write unto you: for ye yourselves are divinely taught to love one another.
1 Peter 1:22Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit unto fraternal affection undissembled, love each other intensely out of a pure heart:
2 Peter 1:7and with piety fraternal affection; and with fraternal affection love.
1 John 3:11For this is the commandment which ye 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 →