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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Verse 5 is found in chapter 1 of 2 John. The central commandment is love, but John clarifies that loving means walking according to the commandments. Biblical love does not oppose obedience, but expresses it.
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Und nun bitte ich dich, Frau (nicht als schriebe ich dir ein neues Gebot, sondern das wir gehabt haben von Anfang), daß wir uns untereinander lieben.
Y ahora te ruego, señora, no como escribiéndote un nuevo mandamiento, sino aquel que nosotros hemos tenido desde el principio, que nos amemos unos a otros.
Et maintenant, ce que je te demande, Kyria, -non comme te prescrivant un commandement nouveau, mais celui que nous avons eu dès le commencement, -c'est que nous nous aimions les uns les autres.
Ed ora io ti prego, signora, non come scrivendoti un comandamento nuovo, ma quello che abbiamo avuto dal principio, che amiamo gli uni gli altri.
E agora, senhora, rogo-te, não como se escrevesse um novo mandamento, mas aquele mesmo que desde o princípio tivemos: que nos amemos uns aos outros.
夫人哪,我現在請求你,我們大家要彼此相愛。我寫給你的,並不是一條新命令,而是我們從起初就有的。
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