1 John 2:7
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which all of you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word (o. logos) which all of you have heard from the beginning.
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6He that says he abides in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:18You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbour as yourself: I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 6:5And you shall love the LORD your God with all yours heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.
Matthew 22:37Jesus said unto him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
Acts 17:19And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof you speak, is?
Galatians 5:13For, brethren, all of you have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love (o. agape) serve one another.
1 John 2:24Let that therefore abide in you, which all of you have heard from the beginning. If that which all of you have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, all of you also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:4-7
The Believer's Duty. ( a. d. 80.) 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. These verses may seem to relate to the seventh verse of the former chapter , between which and these verses there… Read the whole commentary →