1 John 2:9
Whoever saith, then, that he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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 loveth his brother, in the light abideth, and offence is not in him.
Cross References
Romans 2:18because thou knowest his will, and distinguishest the things that are fitting, because thou art learned from the law;
2 Peter 1:9For he with whom these are not found is blind, and seeth not, and hath forgotten the purification of his former sins.
1 John 2:4For he who saith that he knoweth him, and his commandments keepeth not, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 3:13Do not wonder, my brethren, if the world hate 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 →