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2 John 5
New English Translation
2 John 5
New English Translation
Warning Against False Teachers
5 But now[a] I ask you, lady (not as if I were[b] writing a new commandment[c] to you, but the one[d] we have had from the beginning),[e] that[f] we love one another.
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- 2 John 1:5 tn The introductory καὶ νῦν (kai nun) has some adversative (contrastive) force: The addressees are already “living according to the truth” (v. 4) but in the face of the threat posed by the opponents, the author has to stress obedience all the more.
- 2 John 1:5 tn The words “if I were” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied for clarity in English.
- 2 John 1:5 sn An allusion to John 13:34-35, 1 John 2:7-8.
- 2 John 1:5 tn “The one” is not in the Greek text. It is supplied for clarity in English.
- 2 John 1:5 sn See 1 John 2:7.
- 2 John 1:5 tn The ἵνα (hina) clause indicates content.
2 John 5
New International Version
2 John 5
New International Version
5 And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning.(A) I ask that we love one another.
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