richmahn_en_tn/1jn/02/07.md

# Connecting Statement:

John gives believers basic principles of fellowship—obedience and love.

# Beloved

"You people whom I love" or "Dear friends"

# I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment

"I write to you to love one other, which is not a new thing to do but an old commandment that you had heard." John refers to Jesus' command to love one another.

# from the beginning

Here, "beginning" refers to when they decided to follow Christ. AT: "from when you first believed in Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# Yet I am writing a new commandment to you

"But in one way the commandment I write to you is a new commandment"

# which is true in Christ and in you

"which is true, as shown in Christ's deeds and your deeds"

# the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining

Here "darkness" refers to evil and "light" refers to goodness. AT: "because you are ceasing to do evil and you are doing more and more good" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`John gives believers basic principles of fellowship—obedience and love.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Beloved`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"You people whom I love" or "Dear friends"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"I write to you to love one other, which is not a new thing to do but an old commandment that you had heard." John refers to Jesus' command to love one another.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# from the beginning`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here, "beginning" refers to when they decided to follow Christ. AT: "from when you first believed in Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Yet I am writing a new commandment to you`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"But in one way the commandment I write to you is a new commandment"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# which is true in Christ and in you`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"which is true, as shown in Christ's deeds and your deeds"`

			`# the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining`

			`Here "darkness" refers to evil and "light" refers to goodness. AT: "because you are ceasing to do evil and you are doing more and more good" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`