2 John 1:6
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
2 John 1:6 in other translations
| BSB | And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love. |
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| WEB | This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. |
| ASV | And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it. |
| YLT | and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk, |
| DARBY | And this is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, according as ye have heard from the beginning, that ye might walk in it. |
| BBE | And love is the keeping of his laws. This is the law which was given to you from the first, so that you might keep it. |
| Webster | And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, that as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. |
What does 2 John 1:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
This is the commandment. That is, this is his great and peculiar commandment; the one by which his disciples are to be peculiarly characterised, and by which they are to be distinguished in the world. Jn 13:34.
(b) "love" Jn 14:15,21 (c) "after" "according to"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 John 1:4-6
It is good to be trained to early religion; and children may be beloved for their parents' sake. It gave great joy to the apostle to see children treading in their parents' steps, and likely in their turn to support the gospel. May God bless such families more and more, and raise up many to copy their example. How pleasing the contrast to numbers who spread irreligion, infidelity, and vice, among their children! Our…
2 John 1:6 in the original Greek
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Cross references for 2 John 1:6
- 1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
- 1 John 2:24
Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
- John 15:10
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
- John 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
- 1 John 2:5
But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
- Galatians 5:13-14
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- John 15:14
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
- Romans 13:8-9
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
- 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.
- 1 John 5:15
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
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Context
- 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.
- 2 John 1:6
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
- 2 John 1:7
For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
2 John 1:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y este es amor, que andemos según sus mandamientos. Este es el mandamiento: Que andéis en él, como vosotros habéis oído desde el principio. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et c’est ici l’amour, que nous marchions selon ses commandements. C’est ici le commandement, comme vous l’avez entendu dès le commencement, afin que vous y marchiez; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und dies ist die Liebe, daß wir nach seinen Geboten wandeln. Dies ist das Gebot, wie ihr von Anfang gehört habt, daß ihr darin wandeln sollt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et hæc est caritas, ut ambulemus secundum mandata ejus. Hoc est enim mandatum, ut quemadmodum audistis ab initio, in eo ambuletis. |