2 John 1 5
Now I ask you, lady, not as if I were writing to you a new commandment, but [simply reminding you of] the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love and unselfishly seek the best for one another.
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WEB 2 John 1:5Now 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.
CSB 2 John 1:5So now I ask you, dear lady — not as if I were writing you a new command, but one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another.
EAS 2 John 1:5So now, dear lady, I want you to do something. I want all of us to love one another. I am not telling you a new command to obey. This is a command that we have had from the beginning.