2 John 1:5
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.
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.
6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
- ASV
- And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
- DARBY
- And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that which we have had from [the] beginning, that we should love one another.
- BLB
- And now I implore you, lady, not as writing to you a new commandment, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we should love one another.
- ÅB
- Og nå ber jeg deg, frue, ikke som om jeg skrev deg et nytt bud, men det som vi hadde fra begynnelsen, at vi skal elske hverandre.
- OTB
- Nå ber jeg deg, frue, ikke som om jeg skrev et nytt bud til deg, men det som vi har hatt fra begynnelsen, at vi skal elske hverandre.
- B1930
- Og nu ber jeg dig, frue, ikke som om jeg skrev dig et nytt bud, men det som vi hadde fra begynnelsen, at vi skal elske hverandre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 3:11
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
Read in contextJohn 15:12
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Read in contextJohn 13:34–35
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:9
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
Read in context1 John 3:23
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
Read in context1 John 4:20
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
Read in context1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Read in context1 John 3:14–18
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
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