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

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
There is no mean between light and darkness, love and hatred, life and death, God and the world: wherever spiritual life is, however weak, there darkness and death no longer reign, and love supplants hatred; and Luk 9:50 holds good: wherever life is not, there death, darkness, the flesh, the world, and hatred, however glossed over and hidden from man's observation, prevail; and Luk 11:23 holds good. "Where love is not, there hatred is; for the heart cannot remain a void" [BENGEL].

in the light--as his proper element.

his brother--his neighbor, and especially those of the Christian brotherhood. The very title "brother" is a reason why love should be exercised.

even until now--notwithstanding that "the true light already has begun to shine" (Jo1 2:8).
 
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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.
23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
7 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
41 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
23 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
30 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
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.
10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.