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1 John 2:7
English Standard Version
1 John 2:7
English Standard Version
The New Commandment
7 Beloved, I am writing you (A)no new commandment, but (B)an old commandment (C)that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.
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1 John 2:7
New Catholic Bible
1 John 2:7
New Catholic Bible
7 Beloved,
I am not writing a new commandment[a] for you,
but an old commandment
that you have had from the beginning.
The old commandment is the word
that you have heard.
Footnotes
- 1 John 2:7 New commandment: see Jn 13:34f. The Biblical commandment to love was old (see Lev 19:18; also Mt 22:39-40). However, its newness is seen in (1) the new illustration of love on the Cross; (2) Christ’s exposition of the Old Testament law (see Mt 5), which appeared to be new to those who heard it; and (3) the everyday experience on the part of believers as they grow in mutual love.
1 John 2:7
New International Version
1 John 2:7
New International Version
7 Dear friends,(A) I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning.(B) This old command is the message you have heard.
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