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2 John 1:6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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 1:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 John 1:6

Theological / Devotional

This is love. Literally, “this is the love,” that is, this is the love about which I am talking. John then defines that love as walking “after his commandments.” Love consists not only in cherishing kind feelings toward others but in observing right conduct toward our fellows as directed in God’s commandments. These commands, faithfully observed, will result in practical demonstrations of love to our fellows (cf. on 1 John 2:3–6; 3:23; 5:3).

This is the commandment. The one command concerning love comprehends all the other precepts given by the Lord. This explains John’s alternating use of the singular and plural forms, “commandment” and “commandments” (see on John 13:34; Rom. 13:8). The apostle does not define the commandment, but reminds his readers of it, assuming that they are well enough acquainted with it to need no more than the reminder.

That … ye should walk in it. Or, “that ye should keep on walking in it,” that is, molding the life according to the law of love.

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