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1 John 2:9 — King James Version← Study notes

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


1 John 2:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 2:917 words
GreekMeaning
ho
The onearticleG3588
λέγωνlegōn
claimingverbG3004
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
φωτὶphōti
lightnounG5457
εἶναιeinai
to beverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφὸνadelphon
brothernounG80
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
μισῶνmisōn
hatingverbG3404
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
σκοτίᾳskotia
darknessnounG4653
ἐστὶνestin
isverbG1510
ἕωςheōs
untilprepositionG2193
ἄρτιarti
nowadverbG737
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 1 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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