Assamese: হে প্ৰিয় সকল, মই আপোনালোকলৈ কোনো নতুন আজ্ঞা লিখা নাই, কিন্তু আদিৰে পৰা আপোনালোকে যি পাই আহিছে, এনে পুৰণি আজ্ঞাকে লিখিছোঁ; আপোনালোকে আগেয়ে যি বাক্য শুনিলে, সেয়ে এই পুৰণি আজ্ঞা।
AYT: Saudara-saudara yang kukasihi, aku tidak menuliskan perintah baru kepadamu, melainkan perintah lama yang sudah kamu miliki sejak semula. Perintah lama itu adalah Firman yang sudah kamu dengar sejak semula.
Bengali: প্রিয় সন্তানেরা, আমি তোমাদের জন্য নতুন কোনো আদেশ লিখছি না, কিন্তু এমন এক পুরানো আদেশ লিখছি, যেটা তোমরা প্রথম থেকেই পেয়েছ। তোমরা যে কথা আগে শুনেছ সেটাই এই পুরানো আদেশ।
Gujarati: ભાઈઓ, નવી આજ્ઞા નહિ, પણ જૂની આજ્ઞા જે તમારી પાસે આરંભથી હતી, તે વિષે હું તમને લખું છું. જે વચન તમે સાંભળ્યું, તે જ જૂની આજ્ઞા છે.
Hindi: हे प्रियों, मैं तुम्हें कोई नई आज्ञा नहीं लिखता, पर वही पुरानी आज्ञा जो आरम्भ से तुम्हें मिली है; यह पुरानी आज्ञा वह वचन है, जिसे तुम ने सुना है।
Kannada: ಪ್ರಿಯರೇ, ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ಬರೆಯುವುದು ಹೊಸ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯಲ್ಲ, ಮೊದಲಿನಿಂದಲೂ ನಿಮಗಿದ್ದ ಹಳೆಯ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಹಳೆಯ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯು ನೀವು ಕೇಳಿದ ವಾಕ್ಯವೇ.
Malayalam: പ്രിയമുള്ളവരേ, പുതിയോരു കല്പനയല്ല ആദിമുതൽ നിങ്ങൾക്കുള്ള പഴയ കല്പനയത്രേ ഞാൻ നിങ്ങൾക്ക് എഴുതുന്നത്. ആ പഴയ കല്പന നിങ്ങൾ കേട്ട വചനം തന്നെ.
Marathi: प्रियांनो, मी तुम्हास नवी आज्ञा लिहीत नाही, परंतु जी आज्ञा तुम्हास आरंभापासून देण्यांत आली आहे तीच जुनी आज्ञा लिहितो; जे वचन तुम्ही एेकले ते ती जुनी आज्ञा होय.
Odiya: ହେ ପ୍ରିୟମାନେ, ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ କୌଣସି ନୂତନ ଆଜ୍ଞା ଲେଖୁ ନାହିଁ, ମାତ୍ର ଆରମ୍ଭରୁ ଯେଉଁ ପୁରାତନ ଆଜ୍ଞା ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ପାଇଅଛ, ତାହା ଲେଖୁଅଛି; ଯେଉଁ ବାକ୍ୟ ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଶୁଣିଅଛ, ତାହା ହିଁ ସେହି ପୁରାତନ ଆଜ୍ଞା ।
Punjabi: ਹੇ ਪਿਆਰਿਓ, ਮੈਂ ਕੋਈ ਨਵਾਂ ਹੁਕਮ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਲਿਖਦਾ ਸਗੋਂ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਹੁਕਮ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਤੋਂ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸੀ । ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਹੁਕਮ ਉਹੀ ਬਚਨ ਹੈ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੁਣਿਆ ।
Tamil: சகோதரர்களே, நான் உங்களுக்குப் புதிய கட்டளையை அல்ல, ஆரம்பமுதல் நீங்கள் பெற்றிருக்கிற பழைய கட்டளையையே எழுதுகிறேன்; அந்தப் பழைய கட்டளை நீங்கள் ஆரம்பமுதல் கேட்டிருக்கிற வசனம்தானே.
Telugu: ప్రియులారా, నేను మీకు రాస్తున్నది కొత్త ఆజ్ఞ కాదు. ఇది ఆరంభం నుంచీ మీకు ఉన్న పాత ఆజ్ఞే. ఈ పాత ఆజ్ఞ మీరు విన్న వాక్కే.
Urdu: ऐ 'अज़ीज़ो! मैं तुम्हें कोई नया हुक्म नहीं लिखता , बल्कि वही पुराना हुक्म जो शुरू से तुम्हें मिला है ;ये पुराना हुक्म वही कलाम है जो तुम ने सुना है |
NETBible: Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have already heard.
NASB: Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard.
HCSB: Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command, but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the message you have heard.
LEB: Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the message which you have heard.
NIV: Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard.
ESV: Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.
NRSV: Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word that you have heard.
REB: Dear friends, it is no new command that I am sending you, but an old command which you have had from the beginning; the old command is the instruction which you have already received.
NKJV: Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
KJV: 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.
NLT: Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment, for it is an old one you have always had, right from the beginning. This commandment––to love one another––is the same message you heard before.
GNB: My dear friends, this command I am writing you is not new; it is the old command, the one you have had from the very beginning. The old command is the message you have already heard.
ERV: My dear friends, I am not writing a new command to you. It is the same command you have had since the beginning. This command is the teaching you have already heard.
EVD: My dear friends, I am not writing a new command to you. It is the same command you have had since the beginning. This command is the teaching you have already heard.
BBE: My loved ones, I do not give you a new law, but an old law which you had from the first; this old law is the word which came to your ears.
MSG: My dear friends, I'm not writing anything new here. This is the oldest commandment in the book, and you've known it from day one. It's always been implicit in the Message you've heard.
Phillips NT: I am not writing to tell you of any new command, brothers of mine. It is the old command which you had at the beginning; it is the old message which you have heard before.
CEV: My dear friends, I am not writing to give you a new commandment. It is the same one that you were first given, and it is the message you heard.
CEVUK: My dear friends, I am not writing to give you a new commandment. It is the same one that you were first given, and it is the message you heard.
GWV: Dear friends, it’s not as though I’m writing to give you a new commandment. Rather, I’m giving you an old commandment that you’ve had from the beginning. It’s the old commandment you’ve already heard.
NET [draft] ITL: Dear friends <27>, I am <1125> not <3756> writing <1125> a new <2537> commandment <1785> to you <5213>, but <235> an old <3820> commandment <1785> which <3739> you have <2192> had from <575> the beginning <746>. The old <3820> commandment <1785> is <1510> the word <3056> that <3739> you have already heard <191>.
