2 John 1:5

And now, I beseech thee, Kuria, (I write no new commandment to thee, but that which was with us from the beginning,) that we should love one another.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 greatly, that I found some of thy children, who walked in the truth, as we have received commandment from the Father.

6And this is love, that we walk according to the commandment. This is the commandment, as ye have heard from the beginning, that we should walk in it.

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Cross References

John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that ye be affectionate to each other. As I have loved you, do ye also love one another.

Galatians 5:22But the fruits of the Spirit are, love, joy, peace, long suffering, suavity, kindness, fidelity, modesty, patience.

1 Thessalonians 4:9Now concerning love to the brethren, ye need not that I should write to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

1 Peter 1:22while your minds became sanctified, by obedience to the truth; and ye be full of love, without respect of persons, so that ye love one another out of a pure and perfect heart;

2 Peter 1:7and to the fear of God, sympathy with the brotherhood; and to sympathy with the brotherhood, love.

1 John 3:11because this is the commandment, which ye heard from the beginning, that ye 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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