1 John 2:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Someone might say, “I am in the light,” but if they hate any of their brothers or sisters in God’s family, they are still in the darkness.

Cross References

1 John 4:20

If we say we love God but hate any of our brothers or sisters in his family, we are liars. If we don’t love someone we have seen, how can we love God? We have never even seen him.

1 John 2:11

But whoever hates their brother or sister is in darkness. They live in darkness. They don’t know where they are going, because the darkness has made them blind.

Psalm 82:5

“They don’t know what is happening. They don’t understand! They don’t know what they are doing. Their world is falling down around them!”

2 Peter 1:9

But those who don’t grow in these blessings are blind. They cannot see clearly what they have. They have forgotten that they were cleansed from their past sins.

1 John 2:4

If we say we know God but do not obey his commands, we are lying. The truth is not in us.

1 John 1:6

So if we say that we share in life with God, but we continue living in darkness, we are liars, who don’t follow the truth.

John 9:41

Jesus said, “If you were really blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But you say that you see, so you are still guilty.”

Leviticus 19:17

“Don’t secretly hate any of your neighbors. But tell them openly what they have done wrong so that you will not be just as guilty of sin as they are.

2 Samuel 13:22

Absalom began to hate Amnon. Absalom did not say one word, good or bad, to Amnon, but he hated him because Amnon had raped his sister Tamar.

Acts 1:15

After a few days there was a meeting of the believers. There were about 120 of them. Peter stood up and said,

1 John 3:10

So we can see who God’s children are and who the devil’s children are. These are the ones who are not God’s children: those who don’t do what is right and those who do not love their brothers and sisters in God’s family.