2 John 1:5

"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."

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All Translations

BBE BBE

And now, my sister, I make a request to you, not sending you a new law, but the law which we had from the first, that we have love for one another.

DBY DBY

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that which we have had from [the] beginning, that we should love one another.

KJV King James Version

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.

WBT WBT

And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

WEB 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 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,