1 John 2:10
He who keeps on loving his brother is staying in the Light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
Family 35 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 who claims to be in the Light while hating his brother is in the darkness until now.
Cross References
Matthew 18:7Woe to the world because of offenses! Now it is necessary that offenses come, but woe to that person by whom the offense comes!
John 8:31So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed Him: “If you abide in my word, you really are my disciples;
Romans 14:13Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another, but rather resolve this: not to put a stumbling block or pitfall in a brother's way.
2 Peter 1:10Therefore, brothers, you should be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble.
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 →