1 John 2:8

Again I-am-writing to{you} [a] new command, which is-being true in to{same} and in to{you}, that the darkness-ia is-being-led-aside, and the light, the genuine, already is-revealing.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7Beloved, I-am-writing to{you} not [a] new command; contrariwise, [an] old command, which you-have-been-having from of{origin}; the command, the old, is-being the word, which you-hear.

9The saying to-be-being in to{the light} and hating the brother of{same} is-being in to{the darkness-ia} until presently.

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Cross References

Luke 1:79to-reveal-upon to{the being-seated} in to{darkness} and to{shadow} of{death}, of{the} to-straighten-down/against/according-to the feet of{us} into [the] way of{peace}."

John 1:9The light, the genuine, has-been-being, which is-light-izing every man coming into the world.

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 →

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