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. |
This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. |
And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. |
And this is love: that we walk in obedience to His commands. As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love. |
And what this love consists in is this: that we live and walk in accordance with and guided by His commandments (His orders, ordinances, precepts, teaching). This is the commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you continue to walk in love [guided by it and following it]. |
And this is the aforementioned love, namely, that we should be ordering our behavior dominated by His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you heard from the beginning, namely, that in its sphere you should be ordering your behavior. |
Real love means obeying the Father’s orders, and you have known from the beginning that you must live in obedience to Him. |
Now love means this, that we keep on living in accordance with His commands. The command is this, that we continue to live in love. |
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