2 John 1:2 — Meaning and Application

2 John 1:1

"The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;"

2 John 1:3

"Grace be with you, mercy, {and} peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. {be: Gr. shall be}"

2 John 1:4

"I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father."

2 John 1:5

"And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another."

2 John 1:6

"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."