5. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) 2 John 1:5:1 ⧉καὶkeand 2 John 1:5:2 ⧉νῦνneennow 2 John 1:5:3 ⧉ἐρωτῶerotoI ask 2 John 1:5:4 ⧉σεseyou 2 John 1:5:5 ⧉κυρίαkeereealady 2 John 1:5:6 ⧉οὐχookhnot 2 John 1:5:7 ⧉ὡςosas 2 John 1:5:8 ⧉ἐντολὴνentoleencommandment 2 John 1:5:9 ⧉καινὴνkeneennew 2 John 1:5:10 ⧉γράφωνgrafonwriting 2 John 1:5:11 ⧉σοιseeto you 2 John 1:5:12 ⧉ἀλλὰalabut 2 John 1:5:13 ⧉ἣνeenwhich 2 John 1:5:14 ⧉εἴχομενeekhomenwe had 2 John 1:5:15 ⧉ἀπʼapfrom 2 John 1:5:16 ⧉ἀρχῆςarkheesbeginning 2 John 1:5:17 ⧉ἵναeenathat 2 John 1:5:18 ⧉ἀγαπῶμενagapomenwe love 2 John 1:5:19 ⧉ἀλλήλουςaleeloosone another |
5. Formal Translation And now I ask you, lady—not as if I were giving you a new commandment, but the one we had from the beginning—that we may love one another. |
5. Dynamic Translation So now, dear lady, I appeal to you: I am not sending a new commandment, but the same one we have had from the very beginning—that we should love one another. |