1 John 2:9
He that saith that hee is in that light, and hateth his brother, is in darkenes, vntill this time.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
10Hee that loueth his brother, abideth in that light, and there is none occasion of euil in him.
Cross References
Psalms 82:5They knowe not and vnderstand nothing: they walke in darkenes, albeit all the foundations of the earth be mooued.
Romans 2:18And knowest his will, and triest the things that dissent from it, in that thou art instructed by the Lawe:
2 Peter 1:9For he that hath not these things, is blinde, and can not see farre off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes.
1 John 2:4Hee that saith, I knowe him, and keepeth not his commandements, is a liar, and the trueth is not in him.
1 John 3:13Marueile not, my brethren, though this 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 →