1Jo 2:7 | NET2full | STEP | Dear friends , I am not writing a new commandment to you , but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning . The old commandment is the word that you have already heard .

‏ 1 John 2:7

7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. ^{▼▼sn See John 13:34-35.} The old commandment is the word that you have already ^{▼▼tn “Already” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity.} heard.