stop, is conveyed the substance of the precept. In the next sentence, commencing with the words, “As I have loved you, that you also love one another,” is conveyed the mode, or rather, standard of its fulfilment. There is a diversity of opinion, as to how it could be called “new,” since love for one another was a leading principle of the old law (Leviticus 19:18). (See also Commentary, Matthew 5:43.) It is generally agreed upon, that our Lord calls it “new,” as promulgated by Himself; 1st, because