G1785–ἐντολή–entolē

My dearly-loved friends, it is no new command that I am now giving you, but an old command which you have had from the very beginning. By the old command I mean the teaching which you have already received.

ἐντολὴν entolēn “a commandment”ἐντολὴν entolēn “a commandment”ἐντολὴ entolē “commandment”

And yet I *am* giving you a new command, for such it really is, so far as both He and you are concerned: because the darkness is now passing away and the light, the true light, is already beginning to shine.

ἐντολὴν entolēn “a commandment”

and whatever we ask for we obtain from Him, because we obey His commands and do the things which are pleasing in His sight.

ἐντολὰς entolas “commandments”

And this is His command--that we are to believe in His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as He has commanded us to do.

ἐντολὴ entolē “commandment”ἐντολὴν entolēn “[the] commandment”

The man who obeys His commands continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him; and through His Spirit whom He has given us we can know that He continues in union with us.

ἐντολὰς entolas “commandments”

And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also.

ἐντολὴν entolēn “commandment”

The fact that we love God Himself, and obey His commands, is a proof that we love God's children.

ἐντολὰς entolas “commandments”

Love for God means obedience to His commands; and His commands are not irksome.

ἐντολὰς entolas “commandments”ἐντολαὶ entolai “commandments”

It is an intense joy to me to have found some of your children living true Christian lives, in obedience to the command which we have received from the Father.

ἐντολὴν entolēn “commandment”

And now, dear lady, I pray you--writing to you, as I do, not a new command, but the one which we have had from the very beginning--let us love one another.

ἐντολὴν entolēn “a commandment”

The love of which I am speaking consists in our living in obedience to God's commands. God's command is that you should live in obedience to what you all heard from the very beginning.

ἐντολὰς entolas “commandments”ἐντολή entolē “commandment”

This made the Dragon furiously angry with the woman, and he went elsewhere to make war upon her other children--those who keep God's commandments and hold fast to the testimony of Jesus.

ἐντολὰς entolas “commandments”

Here is an opportunity for endurance on the part of God's people, who carefully keep His commandments and the faith of Jesus!"

ἐντολὰς entolas “commandments”