1 John 2:9 - Forerunner Commentary

1 John 2:9

7 ¹Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had ^afrom the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard² from the beginning.

8 Again, ^aa new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, ^bbecause the darkness is passing away, and ^cthe true light is already shining.

9 ^aHe who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.

10 ^aHe who loves his brother abides in the light, and ^bthere is no cause for stumbling in him.

11 But he who ^ahates his brother is in darkness and ^bwalks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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12 I write to you, little children,
Because ^ayour sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.

13 I write to you, fathers,
Because you have known Him who is ^afrom the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
Because you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to you, little children,
Because you have ^bknown the Father.

Verse Comparison: 1 John 2:9

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American Standard Version
He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.

Amplified® Bible
Whoever says he is in the Light and [yet] hates his brother [Christian, born-again child of God his Father] is in darkness even until now.

Contemporary English Version
If we claim to be in the light and hate someone, we are still in the dark.

Darby English Version
He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now.

Good News Bible
If we say that we are in the light, yet hate others, we are in the darkness to this very hour.

International Standard Version
The person who says that he is in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.

King James Version
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

New American Standard Bible
The one who says he is in the Light and {yet} hates his brother is in the darkness until now.

New International Version
Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.

New King James Version
He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The one who says he walks in the Light and yet hates his brother dwells in the darkness until now.

Young's Literal Translation
he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;

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