1 John 2:9
He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.
American Standard 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 that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.
Cross References
Psalms 82:5They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Romans 2:18and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
2 Peter 1:9For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
1 John 2:4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
1 John 3:13Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth 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 →