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2 John 3-5
New King James Version
2 John 3-5
New King James Version
3 (A)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with [a]you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
Walk in Christ’s Commandments
4 I (B)rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father. 5 And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: (C)that we love one another.
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2 John 3-5
English Standard Version
2 John 3-5
English Standard Version
3 (A)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love.
Walking in Truth and Love
4 (B)I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. 5 And now I ask you, dear lady—(C)not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—(D)that we love one another.
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2 John 3-5
New American Standard Bible
2 John 3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 (B)I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received a commandment to do from the Father. 5 Now I ask you, lady, (C)not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had (D)from the beginning, that we (E)love one another.
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2 John 3-5
King James Version
2 John 3-5
King James Version
3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
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.
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2 John 3-5
New International Version
2 John 3-5
New International Version
3 Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ,(A) the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.
4 It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth,(B) just as the Father commanded us. 5 And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning.(C) I ask that we love one another.
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