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2 John 1:5 KJV
2 John · chapter 1 · verse 5 · 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.2 John 1:5 · King James Version
2 John 1:5 in context
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.
7For 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.
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmententolēan order, command, charge, precept, injunction, that which is prescribed to one by reason…G1785 →
- beginningarchēbeginning, origin, the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a…G746 →
- beseecherōtaōto question, to ask, to request, entreat, beg, beseechG2065 →
- thoughhōsas, like, even as, etcG5613 →
- wrotegraphōto write, with reference to the form of the letters, to delineate letters on a tablet…G1125 →
- loveagapaōof persons, to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly, of things, to be…G25 →
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