2 John 1:6 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,

English ASV

And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

English Amplified

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].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

This is love: that we walk according to his commands. This is the command as you have heard it from the beginning: that you walk in love.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And this is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, according as ye have heard from the beginning, that ye might walk in it.

English EASY 2024

How do we show real love? We show it when we live in a way that makes God happy. We obey his commands. He tells us to love one another, and that is how you should live. You have heard that command from the beginning.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

And loving means living the way he commanded us to live. And God's command is this: that you live a life of love. You heard this command from the beginning.

And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

This love I speak of means that we must live in obedience to God's commands. The command, as you have all heard from the beginning, is that you must all live in love.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Love means that we live by doing what he commands. We were commanded to live in love, and you have heard this from the beginning.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

And this is love: that we walk according to His commands. This is the command as you have heard it from the beginning: you must walk in love.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And 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.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, as you heard from the beginning, in which you should walk.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

(Now this is love: that we walk according to his commandments.) This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning; thus you should walk in it.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The way we show our love is to obey God's commands. He commands you to lead a life of love. That's what you have heard from the beginning.

English NIV

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.

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the beginning-- you must walk in it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

This love means living in obedience to whatever God commands us. For to walk in love toward one another is the unifying commandment we’ve heard from the beginning.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And this is love, that we follow his commandments; this is the commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you follow love.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If we love God, we will do whatever he tells us to. And he has told us from the very first to love each other.

English Tyndale 1537

And this is the love, that we should walk after his commandments. This commandment is (that as ye have heard from the beginning) ye should walk in it.(walk therein)

2 John 1:6 — Compare Translations