1 John 2:9
He who claims to be in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
In Context
10He who loves his brother abides in the light, and no cause of stumbling is in him.
Cross References
Psalms 82:5They know not, nor do they understand. They walk to and fro in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Romans 2:18and know his will, and approve the things that are significant, being instructed out of the law.
2 Peter 1:9For he in whom these things are not present is blind, being near-sighted, having deliberately forgotten the purification of his former sins.
1 John 2:4He who says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in this man.
1 John 3:13Marvel not, my brothers, if the world hates you.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:8-12
The Law of Love. ( a. d. 80.) 7 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. 8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none… Read the whole commentary →