1 John 2:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.”
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“If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 John 2:9 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 82:5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
- 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 2:18if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
- 1 Corinthians 13:1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
- 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 John 1:6If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
- 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.
- 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 3:13So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
- 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.
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