2 John 1:6

Walking in the Truth

5And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.6And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.

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Berean Standard Bible
And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
American Standard Version (1901)
And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.
Bible in Basic English
And love is the keeping of his laws. This is the law which was given to you from the first, so that you might keep it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And this is charity, that we walk according to his commandments. For this is the commandment, that, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in the same:
Free Bible Version
This is what love is: we should follow God's commands. The command, just as you heard right from the beginning, is that you should live in love.
Geneva Bible 1599
And this is that loue, that we should walke after his commandements. This commandement is, that as ye haue heard from the beginning, ye should walke in it.
King James (Authorized) Version
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
Translation for Translators
And we really/truly are loving God when we are conducting our lives in accordance with whatever he commands us to do. What he commands us to do is to continue to love one another. That is exactly what you heard when you first began [MTY] to believe God’s true message.
Unlocked Literal Bible
This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, just as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
Noah Webster Bible
And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, that as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
World English Bible
This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
Young's Literal Translation
and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,