2 John 1:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And nowe beseche I thee Lady, not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto thee: but that same which we haue had from the begynnyng, that we shoulde loue one another.

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  • 1 John 3:11 : 11 For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng, that ye shoulde loue one another.
  • John 13:34-35 : 34 A newe commaundement geue I vnto you, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you, that euen so ye loue one another. 35 By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, yf ye haue loue one to another.
  • John 15:12 : 12 This is my commaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you.
  • Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruite of the spirite is, loue, ioye, peace, long sufferyng, gentlenesse, goodnesse, fayth,
  • Eph 5:2 : 2 And walke ye in loue, euen as Christe hath loued vs, and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to God.
  • 1 Thess 4:9 : 9 But as touchyng brotherly loue, ye nede not that I write vnto you: For ye are taught of God to loue one another.
  • Heb 13:1 : 1 Let brotherly loue continue.
  • 1 Pet 1:22-23 : 22 Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth, with brotherly loue vnfayned, see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye: 23 For ye are borne a newe, not of mortal seede: but of immortal, by the worde of God, which lyueth and lasteth for euer.
  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 But aboue all thynges, haue feruent loue among your selues: For loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.
  • 2 Pet 1:7 : 7 In godlynesse brotherly kyndnesse, in brotherly kyndnesse loue.
  • 1 John 2:7-8 : 7 Brethren, I write no newe comaundement vnto you, but that olde comaundement which ye haue had from the begynnyng. The olde commaundement is the worde which ye haue hearde fro the begynnyng. 8 Agayne, a newe commaundement I write vnto you, that is true in hym, and the same is true also in you: For the darkenesse is past, and the true lyght nowe shyneth.
  • 1 John 3:14-18 : 14 We knowe, that we are translated from death vnto lyfe, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not his brother, abideth in death. 15 Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslear: And ye knowe that no manslear, hath eternall life abidyng in hym. 16 Hereby perceaue we loue, because he layde downe his lyfe for vs, & we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren. 17 But who so hath this worldes good, and seeth his brother haue neede, and shutteth vp his compassion from hym: howe dwelleth the loue of God in hym? 18 My babes, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue: but in deede and in veritie.
  • 1 John 3:23 : 23 And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement.
  • 1 John 4:7-9 : 7 Dearely beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God: And euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue. 9 In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde, that we myght lyue through hym. 10 Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes. 11 Dearely beloued, yf God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another. 12 No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.
  • 1 John 4:20 : 20 If a man say, I loue God, & yet hate his brother, he is a lyer: For how can he yt loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God who he hath not seene?

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  • 2 John 1:6-7
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    6And this is the loue, that we shoulde walke after his comaundement. This commaundement is, that as ye haue hearde from the begynnyng, ye shoulde walke in it.

    7For many deceauers are entred into the worlde, which confesse not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe. This is a deceauer and an antichriste.

  • 1 John 2:5-8
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    5But who so kepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede. Hereby knowe we that we are in hym.

    6He that sayth he bydeth in him, ought to walke euen as he walked.

    7Brethren, I write no newe comaundement vnto you, but that olde comaundement which ye haue had from the begynnyng. The olde commaundement is the worde which ye haue hearde fro the begynnyng.

    8Agayne, a newe commaundement I write vnto you, that is true in hym, and the same is true also in you: For the darkenesse is past, and the true lyght nowe shyneth.

  • 1 John 3:11
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    11For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng, that ye shoulde loue one another.

  • 2 John 1:1-4
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    1The elder to the elect Lady & her chyldren, whom I loue in the trueth: and not I only, but also all that haue knowen ye trueth:

    2For the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs, and shalbe in vs for euer:

    3Grace be with you, mercie, and peace from God the father, & from the Lorde Iesus Christe the sonne of the father, in trueth and loue.

    4I reioyced greatly, that I founde of thy chyldren walkyng in trueth, as we haue receaued a commaundement of the father.

  • John 13:34-35
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    34A newe commaundement geue I vnto you, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you, that euen so ye loue one another.

    35By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, yf ye haue loue one to another.

  • 1 John 3:23-24
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    23And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement.

    24And he that kepeth his commaundementes, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs, euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs.

  • 1 John 1:1-5
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    1That whiche was fro the beginning, whiche we haue heard, which we haue seene with our eyes, whiche we haue loked vpo, & our handes haue handeled of, the worde of lyfe:

    2(And the lyfe appeared, and we haue seene, and beare witnesse, and shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe which was with the father, and appeared vnto vs.)

    3That which we haue seene and heard declare we vnto you, that ye also maye haue felowship with vs, and that our felowship may be with the father, and his sonne Iesus Christe.

    4And this write we vnto you, that your ioy may be full,

    5And this is the tydynges whiche we haue hearde of hym & declare vnto you, that God is lyght, & in hym is no darkenesse at all.

  • John 15:17
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    17This commaunde I you, that ye loue together.

  • John 15:12
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    12This is my commaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you.

  • 1 John 2:24-25
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    24Let therfore abyde in you, that same whiche ye hearde from the begynnyng. If that whiche ye hearde from the begynnyng shall remayne in you, ye also shall continue in the sonne, and in the father.

    25And this is the promise that he hath promised vs, euen eternall lyfe.

  • 1 John 4:11-12
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    11Dearely beloued, yf God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another.

    12No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs.

  • 1 John 2:13-15
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    13I write vnto you fathers, because ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng. I write vnto you young men, because you haue ouercome the wicked.

    14I write to you little chyldren, because ye haue knowe the father. I haue written to you fathers, because ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng. I haue written vnto you young men, because, ye are stronge, and the worde of God abydeth in you, and ye haue ouercome the wicked.

    15See that ye loue not the worlde, neither the thynges that are in the worlde. If any man loue the worlde, the loue of the father is not in hym.

  • 1 John 4:21
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    21And this commaundement haue we of hym: that he which loueth God, shoulde loue his brother also.

  • 3 John 1:1
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    1The elder vnto ye beloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth.

  • 1 John 5:2-3
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    2By this we knowe that we loue the chyldren of God, when we loue God, and kepe his commaundementes.

    3For this is the loue of God, that we kepe his commaundementes, and his commaundementes are not greeuous.

  • 1 John 4:7
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    7Dearely beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God: And euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God.

  • 1 John 3:18
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    18My babes, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue: but in deede and in veritie.

  • John 15:9-10
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    9As the father hath loued me, euen so haue I loued you: Continue ye in my loue.

    10Yf ye kepe my commaundementes, ye shall abyde in my loue, euen as I haue kept my fathers commaundementes, and abyde in his loue.

  • 1 Thess 4:9
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    9But as touchyng brotherly loue, ye nede not that I write vnto you: For ye are taught of God to loue one another.

  • 3 John 1:5
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    5Beloued, thou doest faythfully whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to straungers,

  • 1 Thess 3:12
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    12And the Lorde encrease you, & make you abounde in loue one towarde another, and towarde all men, euen as we also towarde you,

  • 1 Thess 4:1-2
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    1Furthermore we besech you brethren, & exhorte you by the Lorde Iesus, that ye encrease more and more, as ye haue receaued of vs, how ye ought to walke and to please God.

    2For ye knowe what commaundementes we gaue you by the Lorde Iesus.

  • 1 John 4:19
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    19We loue hym, for he loued vs first.

  • 1 Tim 1:5
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    5But the ende of the commaundement, is loue out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, & of fayth vnfaigned.

  • 3 John 1:3
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    3For I reioyced greatly, when the brethren came & testified of the trueth that is in thee, how thou walkest in ye trueth.

  • 1 John 2:28
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    28And nowe babes abide in him, that when he shal appeare, we may be bolde and not be made ashamed of hym at his commyng.

  • 1 Tim 1:3
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    3As I besought thee to abyde styll in Ephesus, when I departed into Macedonia so do that thou comaunde some that they teache no other doctrine:

  • 2 Cor 2:8
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    8Wherfore I pray you, that you would confirme your loue towardes hym.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth, with brotherly loue vnfayned, see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye:

  • 2 John 1:9
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    9Whosoeuer transgresseth, and bideth not in the doctrine of Christe, hath not God: He that endureth in the doctrine of Christe, hath both the father and the sonne.