2 John 1:6
2 John · New Testament · Chapter 1
“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
What Does 2 John 1:6 Mean?
2 John 1:6 is found in the book of 2 John, chapter 1, verse 6 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Love, Obedience, and Discipleship.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to 2 John 1:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 14:15“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”John 14:21“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”1 John 5:3“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”John 15:10“If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.”1 John 2:24“Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.”Galatians 5:13“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”1 John 2:5“But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”John 15:14“Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.”Romans 13:8“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”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.”Ezekiel 36:27“And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.”1 John 5:15“And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”Exodus 20:6“And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”Numbers 9:18“At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.”
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