2 John 4-6
New International Version
4 It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth,(A) just as the Father commanded us. 5 And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning.(B) I ask that we love one another. 6 And this is love:(C) that we walk in obedience to his commands.(D) As you have heard from the beginning,(E) his command is that you walk in love.
2 John 4-6
International Standard Version
Living in the Truth
4 I was overjoyed to find some of your[a] children living truthfully, just as the Father has commanded us. 5 Dear lady, I am now requesting of you[b] that we all continue to love one another. It is not as though I am writing to give you[c] a new commandment, but one that we have had from the beginning. 6 And this is what demonstrates[d] love: that we live according to God’s[e] commandments. Just as you[f] have heard from the beginning what he commanded, you[g] must live by it.
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- 2 John 1:4 Lit. your (sing.)
- 2 John 1:5 Lit. you (sing.)
- 2 John 1:5 Lit. you (sing.)
- 2 John 1:6 The Gk. lacks what demonstrates
- 2 John 1:6 Lit. his
- 2 John 1:6 Lit. you (pl.)
- 2 John 1:6 Lit. you (pl.)
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