1 John 2:9
He who says that he is in the Light, and yet hates his Brother, is in the Darkness even now.
Twentieth Century 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
Cross References
Romans 2:18and, having been carefully instructed from the Law, have learned to appreciate the finer moral distinctions.
2 Peter 1:9Surely the man who has not these virtues is shortsighted even to blindness, and has chosen to forget that he has been purified from his sins of the past!
1 John 2:4The man who says ‘I know Jesus,’ but does not lay his commands to heart, is a liar, and the Truth has no place in him;
1 John 3:13Do not wonder, Brothers, 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 →