New American Standard Bible 1995
1 John 2:8
81On the other hand, I am writing 2a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because 3the darkness is passing away and 4the true Light is already shining.
1 John 2:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.
- English Standard Version (ESV)At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
Context of 1 John 2:8
6the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked. 7Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining. 9The one who says he is in the Light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now. 10The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
Read all of 1 John 21 John 2:8 word by word
πάλιν ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφω ὑμῖν ὅ ἐστιν ἀληθὲς ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἡ σκοτία παράγεται καὶ τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινὸν ἤδη φαίνει.Read the interlinear
- On the otherπάλινpalin · againG3825
- I am writingγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
- a newκαινόςkainos · newG2537
- commandmentἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785
- to you, whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- is trueἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227
- in Him and in you, becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- the darknessσκοτίαskotia · darknessG4653
- is passingπαράγωparagō · to passG3855
- the trueἀληθινόςalēthinos · trueG228
- Lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
- is alreadyἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
- shiningφαίνωphainō · to shine/appearG5316
Cross-references for 1 John 2:8
- 1 John 4:21And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.
- John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
- John 15:12“This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.
- 1 John 3:14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.
- 1 John 4:11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
- Ephesians 5:1Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;
- 1 Peter 1:21who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
- 1 Peter 4:1Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
- Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.
- Isaiah 60:1“Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
- Matthew 4:16The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light, And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death, Upon them a Light dawned.”
- Luke 1:79To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.”
- John 12:46I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.
- Acts 17:30Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’
Commentaries on 1 John 2:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Which thing is true in him and in you - It is true that Christ loved the world so well as to lay down his life for it; and it was true in them, in all his faithful followers at that time, who were ready to lay down their lives for the testimony of Jesus. There is a saying in Synopsis Sohar, p. 94, n. 51, that may cast some light on this passage: That way in which the just have walked, although it be Old, yet may be said to be New in the love of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Again, a new commandment I write unto you - “And yet, that which I write to you, and particularly enjoin on you, deserves in another sense to be called a new commandment, though it has been also inculcated from the beginning, for it was called new by the Saviour himself.” Or the meaning may be, “In addition to the general precepts which I have referred to, I do now call your attention to the new commandment of the Saviour, that which he himself called…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-11Verses 3-11 What knowledge of Christ can that be, which sees not that he is most worthy of our entire obedience? And a disobedient life shows there is neither religion nor honesty in the professor. The love of God is perfected in him that keeps his commandments. God's grace in him attains its true mark, and produces its sovereign effect as far as may be in this world, and this is man's regeneration; though never absolutely perfect here. Yet this observing…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8a new commandment: Jesus gave a new basis for their love by showing love to his disciples through his actions (John 13:1–17). the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining: The light of the good news about Jesus pushes back the darkness. Darkness cannot defeat this light, especially when believers live out the love that is in Christ.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. a new commandment--It was "old," in that Christians as such had heard it from the first; but "new" (Greek, "kaine," not "nea": new and different from the old legal precept) in that it was first clearly promulgated with Christianity; though the inner spirit of the law was love even to enemies, yet it was enveloped in some bitter precepts which caused it to be temporarily almost unrecognized, till the Gospel came. Christianity first put love to brethren…Read the comment
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- 1. 1 John 2:8 Lit Again ↩
- 2. 1 John 2:8 John 13:34 ↩
- 3. 1 John 2:8 Rom 13:12; Eph 5:8; 1 Thess 5:4f ↩
- 4. 1 John 2:8 John 1:9 ↩
Commentaries on 1 John 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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