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And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
So now I ask you, dear lady—not as if I were writing you a new command, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
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.
Now I ask you, lady, not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.
And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another.
And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another.
I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning.