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1 John 2:9–10

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9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, vis in darkness even until now. 10wHe that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and xthere is none †occasion of stumbling in him.

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Footnotes

  1. vSo 2 Pet 1:9.
  2. wSo ch. 3:14.
  3. xComp. Prov. 4:19. 2 Pet. 1:10.
  4. †Gr. scandal. See Matt. 13:41. & Rom. 14:13.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother or sister is in the darkness until now. The one who loves his brother or sister remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

NLTNew Living Translation

If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is still living in darkness. Anyone who loves a fellow believer is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The one who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness until now. The one who loves his brother resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.