2 John 4-6
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Walking in Truth and Love
4 (A)I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. 5 And now I ask you, dear lady—(B)not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—(C)that we love one another. 6 And (D)this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just (E)as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.
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2 John 4-6
Lexham English Bible
4 I was very glad[a] because I found some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us[b].
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5 And now I ask you, lady (not as if I were writing a new commandment to you, but one that we have had from the beginning), that we should love one another. 6 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.
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- 2 John 1:4 Literally “I rejoiced exceedingly”
- 2 John 1:4 Literally “we received commandment from the Father”
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