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A New Commandment

1 John 2:9

In 9 translations

BSB
If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
KJV
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
WEB
He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.
ASV
He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.
LSV
he who is saying he is in the light, and is hating his brother, he is in the darkness until now;
YLT
he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;
DBY
He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now.
DRC
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
GNV
He that saith that hee is in that light, and hateth his brother, is in darkenes, vntill this time.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ λέγων ἐν τῷ φωτὶ εἶναι καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῶν ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἐστὶν ἕως ἄρτι.
RP2018
Ὁ λέγων ἐν τῷ φωτὶ εἶναι καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῶν, ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἐστὶν ἕως ἄρτι.
TR-Boyd
Ὁ λέγων ἐν τῷ φωτὶ εἶναι καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῶν, ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἐστὶν ἕως ἄρτι.
SCR1894
ο λεγων εν τω φωτι ειναι και τον αδελφον αυτου μισων εν τη σκοτια εστιν εως αρτι

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 John 4:20If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
  • 1 John 2:11But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
  • 1 John 3:13–17So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a…
  • Psalms 82:5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
  • 1 John 2:4If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
  • 2 Peter 1:9But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
  • 1 Corinthians 13:1–3If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute…
  • 1 John 1:6If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
  • John 9:41“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
  • Romans 2:18–21if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a…

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