1 John 2:10 - Forerunner Commentary

1 John 2:10

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 2:10

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American Standard Version
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.

Amplified® Bible
Whoever loves his brother [believer] abides (lives) in the Light, and in It {or} in him there is no occasion for stumbling {or} cause for error {or} sin.

Contemporary English Version
But if we love others, we are in the light, and we don't cause problems for them.

Darby English Version
He that loves his brother abides in light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.

Good News Bible
If we love others, we live in the light, and so there is nothing in us that will cause someone else to sin.

International Standard Version
The person who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no reason for him to stumble.

King James Version
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

New American Standard Bible
The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

New International Version
Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble.

New King James Version
He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and demonstrates no cause for stumbling in him.

Young's Literal Translation
he who is loving his brother, in the light he doth remain, and a stumbling-block in him there is not;

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