1 John 2:10
He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
New Heart English Bible
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
9He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.
Cross References
Hosea 6:3Let us acknowledge the Lord.Let us press on to know the Lord.As surely as the sun rises,The Lord will appear.He will come to us like the rain,like the spring rain that waters the earth."
Matthew 18:7"Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks. For there will always be something to cause people to stumble, but woe to the person through whom the stumbling block comes!
John 8:31Jesus therefore said to those Judeans who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples.
Romans 14:13Therefore let us not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother's way, or an occasion for falling.
2 Peter 1:10Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
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 →