1 John 2:10
He that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is in him no cause for offense.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
In Context
9He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness till now.
Cross References
Matthew 18:7Alas for the world because of snares! for it is necessary that snares come: but alas for that man by whom the snare comes!
John 8:31Then said Jesus to those Jews that believed on him: If you continue in my word, you are my disciples indeed,
Romans 14:13Let us, therefore, no longer judge one another: but rather decide to put no stumbling-block or snare in your brother’s way.
2 Peter 1:10Wherefore, brethren, give the greater diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you will never fall.
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 →