But now, Lady, I ask you, not as though I were writing a new commandment but the one we have had from the beginning: let us love one another.
For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another,
On the subject of mutual charity you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.
And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us.
If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins.
devotion with mutual affection, mutual affection with love.
Let mutual love continue.
and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.
In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,
This I command you: love one another. The World’s Hatred.
The Presbyter to the chosen Lady and to her children whom I love in truth—and not only I but also all who know the truth—