7 Beloved, I am writing you ino new commandment, but jan old commandment kthat you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.
Read in Context
Related Verses
2 John 5
And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
Leviticus 19:18
You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
1 John 2:24
Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father.
1 John 3:11
For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
2 John 5–6
And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.
Download the Free ESV Bible App
Go deeper into God’s Word with the ESV Bible app, featuring
interactive reading plans, personal bookmarks and notes, streaming
audio, powerful search tools, a free study Bible, and more.
Available for:
iOS
Android