1 John 2:9
He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now.
Darby Translation
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 light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.
Cross References
Psalms 82:5They know not, neither do they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.
Romans 2:18and knowest the will, and discerningly approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
2 Peter 1:9for he with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former sins.
1 John 2:4He that says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
1 John 3:13Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate 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 →