1 John 2:9
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He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother is in darkness even until now.

that saith.

1 John 2:4 He who saith that he knoweth him and keepeth not his commandments is a liar: and the truth is not in him.

he is.

1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth.

John 9:41 Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you should not have sin: but now you say: We see. Your sin remaineth.

Romans 2:18-21 And knowest his will and approvest the more profitable things, being instructed by the law: . . .

and hateth.

1 John 3:13-17 Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate you. . . .

is in.

1 John 2:11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whither he goeth: because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

Psalm 82:5 They have not known nor understood: they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be moved.

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If 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 Peter 1:9 For he that hath not these things with him is blind and groping, having forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

Context
A New Commandment
8Again a new commandment I write unto you: which thing is true both in him and in you, because the darkness is passed and the true light now shineth. 9He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother is in darkness even until now. 10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light: and there is no scandal in him.…
Cross References
Leviticus 19:17
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: But reprove him openly, lest thou incur sin through him.

2 Samuel 13:22
But Absalom spoke not to Ammon neither good nor evil: for Absalom hated Ammon because he had ravished his sister Thamar.

Acts 1:15
In those days Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren, said (now the number of persons together was about an hundred and twenty):

1 John 2:11
But he that hateth his brother is in darkness and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whither he goeth: because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

1 John 3:10
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whosoever is not just is not of God, or he that loveth not his brother.

1 John 3:15
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself.

1 John 3:16
In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

1 John 4:20
If any man say: I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God whom he seeth not?

Lexicon
If anyone
(Ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

claims
λέγων (legōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

to be
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

light
φωτὶ (phōti)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness.

[but]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

hates
μισῶν (misōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3404: To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

brother,
ἀδελφὸν (adelphon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.

he is
ἐστὶν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

still
ἕως (heōs)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

darkness.
σκοτίᾳ (skotia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4653: Darkness; fig: spiritual darkness. From skotos; dimness, obscurity.


Additional Translations
If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

The one claiming to be in the light and hating his brother is in the darkness even until now.

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

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 until now.

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth 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.

Any one who professes to be in the light and yet hates his brother man is still in darkness.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.

he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;
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