1 JOHN 2:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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 the darkness — the claim to light (photizō) combined with fraternal hatred (miseo adelphon) is self-contradictory. The present tense menō indicates habitual state rather than momentary failure. Light-dwelling is incompatible with darkness-conduct.
Church Fathers on 1 John 2:9
“Dearly beloved, I write unto you no new commandment, but the old commandment which you had from the beginning.” 1 John 2:7 What commandment calls he “old? Which you had,” says he, “from the beginning. Old” then, in this regard, that you have already heard it: otherwise he will contradict the Lord, where He says, “A new commandment give I unto you, that you love one another.” John 13:34 But why an “old” commandment? Not as pertaining to the old man. But why? “Which you had…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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