1 John 2:9
He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.
World English 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
10He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
Cross References
Psalms 82:5They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Romans 2:18know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
2 Peter 1:9For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
1 John 2:4One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.
1 John 3:13Don’t 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 →