1 John 2:9
He who says he is in the light, yet hates his brother, is in darkness even until now.
Revised King James New Testament
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 loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
Cross References
Romans 2:18And know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law;
2 Peter 1:9But he who lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
1 John 2:4He who says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 3:13Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates 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 →