2 John 6

6 And this is love:j that we walk in obedience to his commands.k As you have heard from the beginning,l his command is that you walk in love.

2 John 6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

6 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.

2 John 6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

6 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.

2 John 6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

6 Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.

2 John 6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

6 This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.

2 John 6 — New Century Version (NCV)

6 And love means living the way God commanded us to live. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is this: Live a life of love.

2 John 6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

6 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.

2 John 6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

6 And this is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, according as ye have heard from the beginning, that ye might walk in it.

2 John 6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

6 Love means that we live by doing what he commands. We were commanded to live in love, and you have heard this from the beginning.

2 John 6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

6 And this is love: that we walk according to His commands. This is the command as you have heard it from the beginning: you must walk in love.

2 John 6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

6 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the beginning—you must walk in it.

2 John 6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

6 And this is love: that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.

2 John 6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

6 The way we show our love is to obey God’s commands. He commands you to lead a life of love. That’s what you have heard from the beginning.

2 John 6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

6 And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

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