1 John 2:9

King James Version 1611 (Original)

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

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  • 1 John 4:20 : 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
  • 1 John 2:4 : 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
  • 1 John 2:11 : 11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
  • 1 Cor 13:1-3 : 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
  • 2 Pet 1:9 : 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
  • 1 John 1:6 : 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
  • Ps 82:5 : 5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
  • John 9:41 : 41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
  • Rom 2:18-21 : 18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
  • 1 John 3:13-17 : 13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

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  • 1 John 2:10-11
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    10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

    11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

  • 1 John 2:8
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    8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

  • 1 John 3:10-18
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    10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

    11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

    12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

    13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

    14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

    15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

    16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

    17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

    18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

  • 1 John 4:20-21
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    20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

    21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

  • John 3:19-21
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    19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

    20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

    21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

  • 1 John 1:5-8
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    5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

    6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

    7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

    8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

  • John 15:23
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    23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

  • John 1:5
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    5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

  • 1 John 2:4-6
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    4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

    5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

    6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

  • Luke 11:35
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    35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

  • Matt 6:23
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    23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

  • John 11:10
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    10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

  • 2 John 1:9
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    9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

  • Eph 5:8
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    8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

  • John 12:35
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    35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

  • 2 Thess 3:15
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    15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

  • Matt 5:23
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    23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

  • 1 John 2:15
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    15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

  • 1 John 1:10
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    10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

  • John 7:7
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    7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

  • John 1:9
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    9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

  • 1 John 3:6
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    6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

  • 3 John 1:11
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    11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

  • Prov 26:24
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    24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

  • 1 John 5:17
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    17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

  • John 15:18
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    18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

  • Prov 8:36
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    36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

  • 1 Thess 5:5
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    5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

  • Jas 4:11
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    11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

  • Prov 26:26
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    26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

  • 1 John 4:8
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    8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

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