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1 John 2:8

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6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

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BSB
Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
KJV
Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
WEB
Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light already shines.
ASV
Again, a new commandment write I unto you, which thing is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shineth.
DARBY
Again, I write a new commandment to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light already shines.
BLB
Again, I am writing to you⁺ a new commandment, which is true in Him and in you⁺, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
ÅB
Og dog er det et nytt bud jeg skriver til dere, og det er sant i ham og i dere; for mørket viker bort, og det sanne lys skinner allerede.
OTB
Likevel skriver jeg et nytt bud til dere, som er sant i Ham og i dere, fordi mørket svinner bort og det sanne Lys allerede skinner.
B1930
Og dog er det et nytt bud jeg skriver til eder, og det er sant i ham og i eder; for mørket viker bort, og det sanne lys skinner allerede.

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  • Ephesians 5:8

    For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

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  • Romans 13:12

    The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

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  • John 13:34

    A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

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  • John 8:12

    Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:4–6

    In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

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  • John 12:46

    I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

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  • John 1:9

    That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

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  • John 1:4–5

    In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

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