Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you.”
- Date
- 1611
- Local voice
- Reported speaker · Jesus
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “A new commandment I give unto you, That…”
Love is presented as an active obligation shaped by example, not merely a private feeling.
Where does it come from?
John 13:34, King James Version.
Why the local voice matters
John 13:34 in the King James Version preserves this wording as reported speech. The biblical passage remains the textual source while Jesus is stored as the local reported speaker.
