2 John 1:6 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

2 John 1:4 I rejoiced greatly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received commandment from the Father.

2 John 1:5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that which we have had from [the] beginning, that we should love one another.

2 John 1:6 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.

2 John 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, they who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in flesh this is the deceiver and the antichrist.

2 John 1:8 See to yourselves, that we may not lose what we have wrought, but may receive full wages.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "love", "should", "walk", "commandments", "heard", "beginning", and "might". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "love" and "should", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And now I beseech thee lady not..." into verse 7's "For many deceivers have gone out into...", so "love" and "should" belong inside that flow. In 2 John context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "love" and "should" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.