‏ 1 John 3:11

 Message ( αγγελια ). In N.T. only here and 1:5, but  επαγγελια (promise) fifty-one times.

 From the beginning ( απ' αρχης ). See 1:1 for this phrase and 2:7 for the idea. They had the message of love for the brotherhood from the beginning of the gospel and it goes back to the time of Cain and Abel (verse 12).

 That we should love one another ( ινα αγαπωμεν αλληλους ). Sub-final clause (content of the  αγγελια ) with  ινα and present active subjunctive. John repeats the message of 2:7f.

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