1 John 2:7

7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

1 John 2:7 In-Context

5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected : hereby know we that we are in him.
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk , even as he walked .
7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past , and the true light now shineth .
9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
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