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1 John 2:9

He that saith, that he is in (the) light, and hateth his brother, is in darknesses yet. (He who saith, that he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is still in darkness.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

8Again I write to you a new commandment, that is true both in him and in you; for (the) darknesses be passed (away), and very light shineth now, (or for the darkness hath gone away, and the true light shineth now).

10He that loveth his brother, dwelleth in (the) light, (or He who loveth his brother, remaineth in the light), and (a) cause of stumbling is not in him.

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Cross References

Psalms 82:5They know not, neither understand, they go in darknesses; all the foundaments of earth shall be moved. (But ye know not, nor do ye understand, that ye go in darkness; and that all the foundations of the earth have been shaken.)

Romans 2:18and hast known his will, and thou learned by the law (ap)provest [or hast proved] the more profitable things,

2 Peter 1:9But to whom these be not ready, he is blind, and gropeth with his hand, and forgetteth the purging of his old trespasses.

1 John 2:4He that saith that he knoweth God, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and (the) truth is not in him. (He who saith that he knoweth God, and obeyeth not his commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.)

1 John 3:13Brethren (or Brothers), do not ye wonder, if the world hateth 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 →

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