2 John 1:5
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King James Version (modern wording)
And now I plead to you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
2 John 1:5 (KJV)
American Standard Version
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
2 John 1:5 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
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.
2 John 1:5 (BSB)
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What does 2 John 1:5 say?
2 John 1:5 in modern King James wording reads: "And now I plead to you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another."
Where is 2 John 1:5 found in the Bible?
2 John 1:5 is verse 5 of chapter 1 of the book of 2 John, in the New Testament. 2 John has 1 chapter.
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