1 John 2:9
Those who say they live in the light but hate a fellow Christian still have the darkness inside them.
Free Bible 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
10Those who love their fellow Christians live in the light, and don't cause others to sin.
Cross References
Psalms 82:5They don't have any wisdom; they live in the dark; the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Romans 2:18You know what he wants; you do what's right because you've been taught from the law.
2 Peter 1:9For anyone who doesn't have such qualities is short-sighted, or blind. They forget that they've been cleansed from their past sins.
1 John 2:4Anyone who says, “I know him,” but doesn't do what he says, is a liar. They don't have the truth.
1 John 3:13So don't be surprised, my friends, if this 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 →