The command was old in that it had been laid upon Jesus ’ followers decades earlier by Christ himself; it was also new, though, in that Christians were facing new challenges and needed to show love in new and fuller ways.
See käsk oli vana selles mõttes, et Jeesus oli andnud selle oma järelkäijatele juba aastakümneid tagasi. See oli ka uus, kuna uute raskustega kokku puutudes tuli kristlastel armastust uutmoodi, veelgi täielikumalt väljendada.