Berean Standard Bible
“Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.”
John tells his readers that he is not writing them a brand-new command but one they have had from the beginning. He is reminding them of something foundational.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.
World English Bible (WEB)
Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
King James Version (KJV)
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Beloved, no new commandment write I unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye heard.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
My loved ones, I do not give you a new law, but an old law which you had from the first; this old law is the word which came to your ears.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Brethren, a new command I write not to you, but an old command, that you had from the beginning -- the old command is the word that you heard from the beginning;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Hermanos, no os escribo mandamiento nuevo, sino el mandamiento antiguo que habéis tenido desde el principio: el mandamiento antiguo es la palabra que habéis oído desde el principio.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Queridos hermanos, no me estoy refiriendo a ningún mandamiento nuevo, sino al mandamiento antiguo que desde un principio han tenido ustedes.
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