1 John 2:9
If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
Majority Standard Bible
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
10Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.
Cross References
Psalms 82:5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Romans 2:18And you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law.
2 Peter 1:9But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
1 John 2:4If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 3:13So do not be surprised, my brothers, 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 →