1 John 2:7
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you,.... Some understand this of faith, which this apostle calls a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you - That is, what I am now enjoining is not new. It is the same doctrine…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Brethren, I write no new commandment - There seems a contradiction between this and the next verse. But the apostle…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 John 2:7-11
The seventh verse may be supposed either to look backward to what immediately preceded (and then it is walking as Christ…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–19211 John 2:7-11
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