2 John 1:5
And now I urge you, lady, not as though I were writing a new commandment to you, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.
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John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, so you also love one another.
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
1 Thessalonians 4:9But regarding brotherly love you do not need any one to write to you: for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obeying the truth, so you have a sincere love of the brethren; love one another fervently from the heart.
2 Peter 1:7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love.
1 John 3:11For this is the message that you 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 →