5And 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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. …
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-6)We come now more into the design and substance of the epistle; and here we have, I. The apostle’s request: Now, I beseech thee, lady . Considering what it is that he entreats, the way of address is very remarkable; it is not any particular boon or bounty to himself, but common duty and observance of divine command. Here he might command or charge; but harsher measures are worse than needless where…
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