1 John 2:9
He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness till now.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
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 that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is in him no cause for offense.
Cross References
Romans 2:18and know his will, and approve what is excellent, being instructed by the law:
2 Peter 1:9But he who is wanting in these things is blind, and closes his eyes, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
1 John 2:4He that says, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 3:13Wonder not, my brethren, 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 →