1 John 2:7

“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.”

"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
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What does 1 John 2:7 mean?

1 John 2:7 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "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." This verse is part of a letter written…

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The Timeless Call to Love: Returning to the Old Commandment

In the landscape of Christian faith, the importance of love cannot be overstated. The Apostle John, in his first epistle, makes a poignant declaration in 1 John 2:7 (KJV): "Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The…

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A Prayer for Embracing the Old Commandment of Love

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, acknowledging and honoring the timeless words of truth that You have bestowed upon us through the writings of Your beloved apostle. In 1 John 2:7, it is written, "Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment…

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1 John 2:7 - "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 2:7-11 - "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. 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. He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes."
"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. 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. He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes." - 1 John 2:7-11
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1 John 2:14
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2 John 1:7 - "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist."
John 2:7 - "Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim."
1 John 2:26 - "These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you."
1 John 2:20 - "But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things."
1 John 2:3 - "And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments."
1 John 2:25 - "And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life."
John 7:38
1 John 2:12 - "I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake."
John 7:2 - "Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand."
1 John 2:10 - "He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him."
1 John 2:9 - "He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now."
1 John 2:23 - "Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also."
1 John 2:6 - "He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
1 John 2:29 - "If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him."
"Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim." - John 2:7
1 John 2:17 - "And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."
John 1:1-2
John 1:1-2
1 John 2:4 - "He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."
1 John 2:2 - "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world."