"And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginnin…" — 2 John 1:5

2 John 1:5 · 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.”

— 2 John 1:5

Verse 4

I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

Verse 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.

2 John 1 — Context

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. {be: Gr. shall be}

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.

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.

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.

Cross References

John 15:12

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

1 John 3:11

For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. {message: or, commandment}

John 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.

1 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.

1 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.

1 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?

1 Peter 4:8

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. {shall: or, will}

1 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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