2 John 1:6
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And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
In other translations
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
Greek words
καὶkaiAndG2532αὕτηhautēthisG3778ἐστὶνestinisG1510ἡhē<the>G3588ἀγάπηagapēloveG26ἵναinathatG2443περιπατῶμενperipatōmenwe may walkG4043κατὰkataaccording toG2596τὰςtastheG3588ἐντολὰςentolascommandmentsG1785αὐτοῦ.autouof Him.G846αὕτηhautēThisG3778ἡhētheG3588ἐντολήentolēcommandmentG1785ἐστινestinisG1510καθὼςkathōseven asG2531ἠκούσατεēkousateyou have heardG191ἀπ᾽ap᾽fromG575ἀρχῆς,archēs[the] beginning,G746ἵναinaso thatG2443ἐνeninG1722αὐτῇautēaitG846περιπατῆτε·peripatēteyou may walk;G4043
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Related verses
- 1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
- 1 John 2:24Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
- John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
- John 14:15If ye love me, keep my commandments.If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- 1 John 2:5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
- Galatians 5:13-1413 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.13 For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love. 14 The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- Romans 13:8-98 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.8 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- John 14:21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- 2 John 1:5And 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.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.
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