2 John 1:5

and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,

Young's Literal Translation

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 exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;

6and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,

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Cross References

John 13:34'A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

Galatians 5:22And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

1 Thessalonians 4:9And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of [my] writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,

1 Peter 1:22Your souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly,

2 Peter 1:7and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;

1 John 3:11because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may 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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