1 John 2:10
Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
Text-Critical English NT
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
9Whoever says he is in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.
Cross References
Matthew 18:7“Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, yet woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!
John 8:31Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples.
Romans 14:13Therefore let us no longer judge one another. Instead, resolve not to put any stumbling block or snare before your brother.
2 Peter 1:10Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm that you are among those whom God has called and chosen, because 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 →