2nd John
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2nd John Chapter 1 verse 5 Holy Bible

ASV 2ndJohn 1:5

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.
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BBE 2ndJohn 1:5

And now, my sister, I make a request to you, not sending you a new law, but the law which we had from the first, that we have love for one another.
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DARBY 2ndJohn 1:5

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.
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KJV 2ndJohn 1:5

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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WBT 2ndJohn 1:5


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WEB 2ndJohn 1:5

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.
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YLT 2ndJohn 1:5

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,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 5-11. - 2. MAIN DIVISION. Exhortation. Having thus stated what has led to his writing, the apostle passes on to the central portion of the letter (verses 5-11), which consists of three exhortations: to love and obedience (verses 5, 6); against false doctrine (verses 7-9); against false charity (verses 10, 11). The transition to this practical part of the Epistle is indicated by the opening particles, "And now." Verse 5. - I beseech thee, lady. The verb has, perhaps, a tinge of peremptoriness about it ἐρωτῶ: "This is a request which I have a right to make." Respecting the "new commandment" and "from the beginning," see notes on 1 John 2:7. We may reasonably suppose that St. John is here reminding her of the contents of his First Epistle. The parallels between this Epistle and the First are so numerous and so close, that we can scarcely doubt that some of them are consciously made. There are at least eight such in these thirteen verses, as may be seen from the margin of a good reference Bible.

Ellicott's Commentary