1 John 2:10
He who loves his Brother is always in the Light, and there is nothing within him to cause him to stumble;
Twentieth Century New Testament
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 that he is in the Light, and yet hates his Brother, is in the Darkness even now.
Cross References
Matthew 18:7Alas for the world because of such snares! There cannot but be snares; yet alas for the man who is answerable for the snare!
John 8:31So Jesus went on to say to those Jews who had believed him: “If you remain constant to my Message, you are truly my disciples;
Romans 14:13Let us, then, cease to judge one another. Rather let this be your resolve — never to place a stumbling-block or an obstacle in a Brother’s way.
2 Peter 1:10Therefore, Brothers, do your best to put God’s Call and Selection of you beyond all doubt; for, if you do this, you will never fall.
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 →