the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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1 John 2:9
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The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother or sister is in the darkness until now.
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkenesse euen vntill now.
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.
The one who says that he is in the Light and yet hates his brother or sister is in the darkness until now.
Anyone who says, "I am in the light," but hates a brother or sister, is still in the darkness.
Anyone who claims to live in God's light and hates a brother or sister is still in the dark. It's the person who loves brother and sister who dwells in God's light and doesn't block the light from others. But whoever hates is still in the dark, stumbles around in the dark, doesn't know which end is up, blinded by the darkness.
The one who says he is in the Light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now.
If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
If we claim to be in the light and hate someone, we are still in the dark.
Anyone who claims to be in this light while hating his brother is still in the dark.
He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now.
Someone might say, "I am in the light," but if they hate any of their brothers or sisters in God's family, they are still in the darkness.
He that saith that hee is in that light, and hateth his brother, is in darkenes, vntill this time.
He who says he is in the light but hates his brother, is therefore in darkness even until now.
If we say that we are in the light, yet hate others, we are in the darkness to this very hour.
The one who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness until now.
The one claiming to be in the light, and hating his brother, is in the darkness until now.
The one who says he is in the Light [in consistent fellowship with Christ] and yet habitually hates (works against) his brother [in Christ] is in the darkness until now.
He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.
He who says that he is in the light, and has hate in his heart for his brother, is still in the dark.
He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.
The person who says that he is in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.1 Corinthians 13:2; 2 Peter 1:9; 1 John 3:14-15;">[xr]
Whoever saith, then, that he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now.
Whoever therefore shall say that he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now.
He that sayth howe that he is in the lyght, and yet hateth his brother, is in darkenesse, euen vntyll this tyme.
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.
He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.
He that saith, he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now.
Any one who professes to be in the light and yet hates his brother man is still in darkness.
He that says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
The one who says he is in the light but still hates his fellow Christian is still in the darkness.
He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.
If anyone claims, "I am living in the light," but hates a fellow believer, that person is still living in darkness.
Whoever says he is in the light but hates his brother is still in darkness.
Whoever says, "I am in the light," while hating a brother or sister, is still in the darkness.
He that saith he is, in the light, and hateth, his brother, is, in the darkness, until even now!
He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother is in darkness even until now.
He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness still.
He that sayth how that he is in the light and yet hateth his brother is in darknes even vntyll this tyme.
he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;
He that sayeth he is in lighte, and hateth his brother, is yet in darknesse.
he that says, he is in the light, and yet hates his brother, is still in darkness.
If we say we ride in the light, but hate others, we are liars in darkness.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that saith: 1 John 2:4
he is: 1 John 1:6, John 9:41, Romans 2:18-21
and hateth: 1 John 3:13-17
is in: 1 John 2:11, Psalms 82:5, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, 2 Peter 1:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 13:8 - brethren Leviticus 19:17 - hate Joshua 23:12 - go back Matthew 5:22 - his brother John 12:36 - the children John 12:46 - am Acts 26:18 - and to Romans 12:10 - kindly Romans 13:12 - works 1 Corinthians 6:6 - brother Ephesians 5:8 - but Hebrews 13:1 - General 1 John 1:7 - If we 1 John 3:10 - neither 1 John 3:14 - that loveth 1 John 4:8 - knoweth
Cross-References
Forsothe the Lord God plauntide at the bigynnyng paradis of likyng, wherynne he settide man whom he hadde formed.
And the Lord God brouyte forth of the erthe ech tre fair in siyt, and swete to ete; also he brouyte forth the tre of lijf in the middis of paradis, and the tre of kunnyng of good and of yuel.
forsothe ete thou not of the tre of kunnyng of good and of yuel; for in what euere dai thou schalt ete therof, thou schalt die bi deeth.
sothely God commaundide to vs, that we schulden not eate of the fruyt of the tre, which is in the myddis of paradijs, and that we schulden not touche it, lest perauenture we dien.
And he schal be merciful to vs, if we schulen do and kepe alle hise heestis, bifor oure Lord God, as he comaundide to vs.
It is a tre of lijf to hem that taken it; and he that holdith it, is blessid.
The fruyt of a riytful man is the tre of lijf; and he that takith soulis, is a wijs man.
and Y make voide the signes of false dyuynours, and Y turne in to woodnesse dyuynours, that dyuynen by sacrifices offrid to feendis; and Y turne wise men bacward, and Y make her science fonned.
And thou haddist trist in thi malice, and seidist, Noon is that seeth me; this thi wisdom and thi kunnyng disseyuede thee; and thou seidist in thin herte,
weren shakun of the soun of his falling. I mouide togidere hethene men, whanne Y ledde hym doun to helle, with hem that yeden doun in to the lake. And alle trees of likyng, noble trees, and ful cleere in the Liban, alle that weren moistid with watris, weren coumfortid in the loweste lond.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that saith he is in the light,.... Is in Christ the light, or has the true knowledge of the light of the Gospel, or is illuminated by the Spirit of God; for persons may profess to be enlightened ones, and not be so: wherefore the apostle does not say, he that is in the light, but he that says he is,
and hateth his brother; who is so either by creation, as all men are brethren, having one Father, that has made them, and brought them up; or by regeneration, being born of God the Father, and in the same family and household of faith; and so regards such who are in a spiritual relation, whom to hate internally, or not to love, is inconsistent with being in the light, or having faith, which is always naturally and necessarily accompanied with the heat of love; for as light and heat, so faith and love go together: wherefore, let a man's profession of light be what it will, if love to his brother is wanting, he
is in darkness even until now; he is in a state of nature and unregeneracy, which is a state of darkness and ignorance; he is under the power of darkness, and in the kingdom of Satan; who is the ruler of the darkness of this world; he ever was so from his birth; he never was called nor delivered out of it, but is still in it to this moment, and so remains. This seems to be very much levelled against the Jews, who make hatred of the brother in some cases lawful: for they say d,
"if one man observes sin in another, and reproves him for it, and he does not receive his reproof, מותר לשנאותו, "it is lawful to hate him";''
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d Moses Kotsensis Mitzvot Tora, pr. neg. 5.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He that saith he is in the light - That he has true religion, or is a Christian. See 1 John 1:7.
And hateth his brother - The word “brother” seems here to refer to those who professed the same religion. The word is indeed sometimes used in a larger sense, but the reference here appears to be to that which is properly brotherly love among Christians. Compare Lucke, in loc.
Is in darkness even until now - That is, he cannot have true religion unless he has love to the brethren. The command to love one another was one of the most solemn and earnest which Christ ever enjoined, John 15:17; he made it the special badge of discipleship, or that by which his followers were to be everywhere known, John 13:35; and it is, therefore, impossible to have any true religion without love to those who are sincerely and truly his followers. If a man has not that, he is in deep darkness, whatever else he may have, on the whole subject of religion. Compare the notes at 1 Thessalonians 4:9.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 9. He that saith he is in the light — He that professes to be a convert to Christianity, even in the lowest degree; and hateth his brother-not only does not love him, but wills and does him evil, as the Jews did the Gentiles; is in darkness-has received no saving knowledge of the truth; and, whatever he may pretend, is in heathen ignorance, or even worse than heathen ignorance, to the present time, notwithstanding the clear shining of the light of the Gospel.
