1 John 2:10
He who loveth his brother, in the light abideth, and offence is not in him.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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 saith, then, that he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now.
Cross References
Matthew 18:7Woe to the world from causes of offence! for it is unavoidable that causes of offence will come;
John 8:31And Jeshu said to those Jihudoyee who believed on him, If you persevere in my doctrine, you shall be truly my disciples;
Romans 14:13Then judge not one another, but this determine rather, to lay not a stumbling-block for thy brother.
2 Peter 1:10Upon this the more, my brethren, be careful, that by your good works your calling and your election you may confirm; for, while you do these, you will never lapse;
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 →