2 John 4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children[a] walking in the truth just as we were commanded by the Father.(A) 5 But now, Lady, I ask you, not as though I were writing a new commandment but the one we have had from the beginning: let us love one another.(B) 6 For this is love, that we walk according to his commandments;[b] this is the commandment, as you heard from the beginning, in which you should walk.(C)
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- 4 Some of your children: this refers to those whom the Presbyter has recently encountered, but it may also indicate the presence of false doctrine in the community: the Presbyter encourages those who have remained faithful. Walking in the truth: an expression used in the Johannine writings to describe a way of living in which the Christian faith is visibly expressed; cf. 1 Jn 1:6–7; 2:6, 11; 3 Jn 3.
- 6 His commandments: cf. 1 Jn 3:23; 2:7–8; 4:21; obedience to the commandment of faith and love includes all others.
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