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1 John 2:5-7
Legacy Standard Bible
1 John 2:5-7
Legacy Standard Bible
5 but whoever (A)keeps His word, truly in him the (B)love of God has been perfected. (C)By this we know that we are in Him: 6 the one who says he (D)abides in Him (E)ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.
7 (F)Beloved, I am (G)not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had (H)from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard.
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1 John 2:5-7
English Standard Version
1 John 2:5-7
English Standard Version
5 but whoever (A)keeps his word, in him truly (B)the love of God is perfected. (C)By this we may know that we are in him: 6 whoever says he (D)abides in him (E)ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
The New Commandment
7 Beloved, I am writing you (F)no new commandment, but (G)an old commandment (H)that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.
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1 John 2:5-7
New International Version
1 John 2:5-7
New International Version
5 But if anyone obeys his word,(A) love for God[a] is truly made complete in them.(B) This is how we know(C) we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(D)
7 Dear friends,(E) I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning.(F) This old command is the message you have heard.
Footnotes
- 1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love
1 John 2:5-7
New King James Version
1 John 2:5-7
New King James Version
5 But (A)whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God [a]is perfected (B)in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 (C)He who says he abides in Him (D)ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
7 [b]Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had (E)from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard [c]from the beginning.
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- 1 John 2:5 has been completed
- 1 John 2:7 NU Beloved
- 1 John 2:7 NU omits from the beginning
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