2 John 1:5 — Bible Verse (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.”

2 John 1:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 John 1:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 John 1:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.”

2 John 1:5 — World English Bible

2 John 1:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

2 John 1:5 — American Standard Version

2 John 1:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,”

2 John 1:5 — Young's Literal Translation

2 John 1:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that which we have had from [the] beginning, that we should love one another.”

2 John 1:5 — Darby Translation

2 John 1:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And nowe beseeche I thee, Lady, (not as writing a newe commandement vnto thee, but that same which we had from the beginning) that we loue one another.”

2 John 1:5 — Geneva Bible

2 John 1:5 in Context — 2 John 1

3 Graça, misericórdia, [e] paz de Deus Pai, e do Senhor Jesus Cristo, o Filho do Pai, seja convosco em verdade e amor.

4 Muito me alegrei por eu ter encontrado [alguns] de teus filhos andando na verdade, assim como recebemos o mandamento do Pai.

5 E agora, senhora, eu te rogo, não como te escrevendo um novo mandamento, mas o que tivemos desde o princípio: que nos amemos uns aos outros.

6 E este é o amor: que andemos segundo seus mandamentos. E este é o mandamento, como [já] ouvistes desde o princípio: que nele andeis.

7 Porque muitos enganadores têm surgido no mundo que não declaram que Jesus Cristo veio em carne. Este é o enganador e o anticristo.

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What Does 2 John 1:5 Mean?

2 John 1:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 John chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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