1 John 2:10

1 John 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
• New International Version (NIV)Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

Context of 1 John 2:10

8Again, 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. 9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11But 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. 12I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

1 John 2:10 word by word

ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ φωτὶ μένει καὶ σκάνδαλον ἐν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν.Read the interlinear

• He that lovethἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• brotherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• abidethμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• noneοὐou · noG3756
• occasion of stumblingσκάνδαλονskandalon · stumbling blockG4625

Cross-references for 1 John 2:10

• 1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
• Hosea 6:3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know Yhwh: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
• John 8:31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
• Romans 14:13Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
• 2 Peter 1:10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
• Matthew 13:21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
• Matthew 18:7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
• Luke 17:1Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
• Romans 9:32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
• Philippians 1:10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

Commentaries on 1 John 2:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He that loveth his brother - That is, his neighbor, his fellow creature, whether Jew or Gentile, so as to bear him continual good will, and to be ready to do him every kind office; abideth in the light - not only gives proof that he has received Christ Jesus the Lord, but that he walks in him, that he retains the grace of his justification, and grows therein. And there is none occasion of stumbling in him - ͅ · And there is no stumbling block in him; he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light - Has true religion, and enjoys it. And there is none occasion of stumbling in him - Margin, “scandal.” Greek, “and there is no stumbling” (or scandal - ́ skandalon- in him.) The word here used, means anything against which one strikes or stumbles; and then a stumbling-block, an impediment, or anything which occasions a fall. Then it is used in a moral or spiritual sense, as denoting that which is the…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. 10To cause others to stumble can also mean to ensnare or entrap them. The Greek word skandalon means a trap or a block in someone’s path. The Gnostics taught false ideas about Christ, and their teaching harmed people by trapping them in error and darkness. remains in the light: Living the way God wants will help, not harm, the faith of other Christians.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. 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 Lu 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 Lu 11:23 holds good. "Where love is not, there hatred is; for the heart…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 2:10

• Darkness
• Fraternity
• Love
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Advocate
• Lie
• Stumble
• Brotherly Kindness; Brotherly Love
• Commandment, the New
• Johannine Theology
• John, the Epistles of

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