1 John 2:10
8 Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
9 If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.
11 But 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.
12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.
- KJV
- He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
- WEB
- He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
- ASV
- He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.
- DARBY
- He that loves his brother abides in light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.
- BLB
- The one loving his brother remains in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.
- ÅB
- Den som elsker sin bror, han blir i lyset, og det er ikke anstøt i ham.
- OTB
- Den som elsker sin bror og søster, blir i Lyset, og det er ingenting i ham som får noen til å snuble.
- B1930
- Den som elsker sin bror, han blir i lyset, og det er ikke anstøt i ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
Read in contextRomans 9:32–33
Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
Read in contextRomans 14:13
Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
Read in contextHosea 6:3
So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
Read in contextMatthew 18:7
Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
Read in contextMatthew 13:21
But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
Read in context2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
Read in contextJohn 8:31
So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
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