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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.

Revised King James New Testament

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 rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.

6And this is love, that we walk in obedience to his commandments. This is the commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in love.

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Cross References

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 →

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