2 John 4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 (A)I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received a commandment to do from the Father. 5 Now I ask you, lady, (B)not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had (C)from the beginning, that we (D)love one another. 6 And (E)this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, (F)just as you have heard (G)from the beginning, that you are to walk in it.
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2 John 4-6
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
I Rejoiced To Find You Walking In The Truth. Be Loving One Another
4 I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in the truth, just as we received commandment from the Father. 5 And now I ask you, lady— not as-if writing you a new commandment, but the one which we had from the beginning— that we be loving one another. 6 And this is love: that we be walking according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you[a] all heard from the beginning, that you should be walking in it.
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- 2 John 1:6 you... you. This is plural. John turns from addressing the lady in v 5, to them all.
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