2 John 1:5 BSB — MannaFest

2 John 1:5

And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.

BSB

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ASV

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

KJV

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on 2 John (1107)

"Not as a new commandment." And this is in agreement with what is said in the first epistle (1 John 2:7). He also adds the requirement of the commandment: "that we love one another." And he explains concerning love that its essence consists in walking …

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And now I beseech thee, lady,.... Or "Kyria", which word the Syriac and Arabic versions retain, as if it was a proper name: the apostle having finished the inscription, salutation, and congratulation in the preceding verses, passes to an exhortation and entreaty to observe the commandment of love to one another, which is not a new commandment, but what was from the beginning: not as though I wrote a new commandment, &c. See Gill on 1Jn 2:7 and See Gill on 1Jn 2:8.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Love performs both tables of the law, and is the end of the law and the Gospel alike (compare Notes, see on 1Jo 2:7, 8). that we--implying that he already had love, and urging her to join him in the same Christian grace. This verse seems to me to decide that a Church, not an individual lady, is meant.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
νῦν	nun	now	G3568 →
ἐρωτῶ	erōtō	I implore	G2065 →
σε,	se	you,	G4771 →
κυρία,	kuria	lady,	G2959 →
οὐχ	ouch	not	G3756 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ἐντολὴν	entolēn	a commandment	G1785 →
καινὴν	kainēn	new	G2537 →
γράφων	graphōn	I am writing	G1125 →
σοι,	soi	to you	G4771 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἣν	hēn	that which	G3739 →
εἴχομεν	eichomen	we have had	G2192 →
ἀπ᾽	ap᾽	from	G575 →
ἀρχῆς,	archēs	[the] beginning,	G746 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
ἀγαπῶμεν	agapōmen	we may love	G25 →
ἀλλήλους.	allēlous	one another.	G240 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 15:12
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
leads to
- 1 John 4:21
  And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 4:8
  Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 13:34
  A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 12:10
  Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 5:2
  and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
Through
1 John 3:11
This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
leads to
- John 15:12
  This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 13:34–35
  A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Thessalonians 4:9
Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
leads to
- 1 John 3:11
  This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

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