1 John 2:7-11 Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. whom I love in the truth—as does everyone else who knows the truth— 2 because the truth lives in us and will be with us forever. NLT: New Living Translation . 2 After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. 1 John 3:11.— ὁ λόγος, the word) 1 John 2:5.— ὃν ἠκούσατε, which ye heard) John did not deem it necessary to repeat this word, as already known. John 3-8 New Living Translation (NLT). 1 This letter is from John, the elder. ... 1Jo 2:7 - Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. Verse. 3 As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in … This section contains two subsections, 2:12-14 and 2:15-17. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before. Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Each of these subsections in turn has a structure built on patterns of three. 1 Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, 2 but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before. Verse 7. Yet it is also new. 1 John 2:7. ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς, from the beginning) the time when you first heard the Gospel of Christ: 1 John 2:24, ch. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining. What walking in the light excludes; the things and persons to be avoided - hatred of a brother, love of the world, antichrists. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. Version. # 1a Greek From the elder. - Beloved; ἀγαπητοί, not ὀδελφοί, is the true reading. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. Yet it is also new. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:7-8 NLT. 1 John 2:7 (NLT) 1 John 2:8 (NLT) Yet it is also new. Structure. 1 John 2:7 (New Living Translation) Deuteronomy 1:8 (Read all of Deuteronomy 1) Look, I am giving all this land to you! Jesus lived the truth of thi... Read verse in New Living Translation 3 There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. 1 John 2 :: New Living Translation (NLT) Strong's. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. Paragraph. 1 This letter is from John, the elder. Red Letter. Bible Language English. 3 The wine supply ran out during the festivities, … 2 John New Living Translation (NLT) Greetings. 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