2 John 1:5

Full Chapter

September 18, 2025

KJV

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.

BSB

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.

WEB

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.

YLT

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,

F.O.G Original

And now I urge you, Lady, not as if writing a new commandment to you, but rather that which we have had from the beginning: that we may love (agape) one another.

F.O.G

And now I urge you, Lady, not as if writing a new commandment to you, but rather that which we have had from the beginning: that we may love (agape) one another.

F.O.G MSG

⁵And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another.ᵇ

Footnotes:

⁵ᵇ Love one another: This fundamental command of Christ appears throughout John’s writings, emphasizing that genuine Christian love is both the evidence and the essence of following Jesus.