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1 John 2:9 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

1 John 2:9

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7 Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.

8 Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light already shines.

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

10 He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.

11 But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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1 John 2:1

"My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous."

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"And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world."

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"One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him."

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"But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:"

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"he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked."

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