1 John 2:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.”
1 John 2:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 John 2:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 John 2:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.”
1 John 2:9 — World English Bible
1 John 2:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now. ”
1 John 2:9 — American Standard Version
1 John 2:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;”
1 John 2:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 John 2:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now. ”
1 John 2:9 — Darby Translation
1 John 2:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He that saith that hee is in that light, and hateth his brother, is in darkenes, vntill this time.”
1 John 2:9 — Geneva Bible
1 John 2:9 in Context — 1 John 2
7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
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.
9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
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.
What Does 1 John 2:9 Mean?
1 John 2:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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