(A)He who says he abides in Him (B)ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

[a]Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had (C)from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard [b]from the beginning. Again, (D)a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, (E)because the darkness is passing away, and (F)the true light is already shining.

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  1. 1 John 2:7 NU Beloved
  2. 1 John 2:7 NU omits from the beginning

whoever says he (A)abides in him (B)ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

The New Commandment

Beloved, I am writing you (C)no new commandment, but (D)an old commandment (E)that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. At the same time, it is (F)a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because[a] (G)the darkness is passing away and (H)the true light is already shining.

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  1. 1 John 2:8 Or that