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2 John 1:4 KJV
2 John · chapter 1 · verse 4 · King James Version
I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.2 John 1:4 · King James Version
2 John 1:4 in context
2For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
3Grace 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.
4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5And 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.
6And 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- commandmententolēan order, command, charge, precept, injunction, that which is prescribed to one by reason…G1785 →
- rejoicedchairōto rejoice, be glad, to rejoice exceedingly, to be well, thrive, in salutations, hail!…G5463 →
- childrenteknonoffspring, children, child, a male child, a son, metaph., the name transferred to that…G5043 →
- receivedlambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
- greatlyliangreatly, exceedingly, exceedingly beyond measureG3029 →
- walkingperipateōto walk, to make one s way, progress to make due use of opportunities, Hebrew for, to…G4043 →
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