2 John 1:5

The Text-Critical English New Testament

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

Cross References

John 15:12

“This is my commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.

John 15:17

I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Ephesians 5:2

and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

Now concerning brotherly love, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

Hebrews 13:1

Continue in brotherly love.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, maintain a deep love for one another, because love will cover a multitude of sins.

2 Peter 1:7

your godliness with brotherly affection, and your brotherly affection with love.

1 John 3:11

For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

1 John 3:23

And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he commanded.

1 John 4:20

If anyone says, “I love God,” and yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

2 John 1:1

The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not only I, but also all who know the truth—