Abideth (menei). Present active indicative, continues in the light and so does not interrupt the light by hating his brother.
Occasion of stumbling (skandalon). See on Matthew 13:41; Matthew 16:23 for this interesting word. It is a stumbling block or trap either in the way of others (its usual sense), as in Matthew 18:7, or in one's own way, as is true of proskoptw in John 11:9 and in verse I John 2:11 here. But, as Westcott argues, John may very well have the usual meaning here and the other in verse I John 2:11.
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