Absalom began to hate Amnon. Absalom did not say one word, good or bad, to Amnon. Absalom hated Amnon because Amnon had raped his sister Tamar.
1 John 2:9 - Easy To Read Version A person says, “I am in the light. {\cf2\super [4]} ” But if that person hates his brother or sister \{in Christ\}, then he is still in the darkness (sin). Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whoever says he is in the Light and [yet] hates his brother [Christian, born-again child of God his Father] is in darkness even until now. American Standard Version (1901) He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now. Common English Bible The one who claims to be in the light while hating a brother or sister is in the darkness even now. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever declares himself to be in the light, and yet hates his brother, is in the darkness even now. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. |
Absalom began to hate Amnon. Absalom did not say one word, good or bad, to Amnon. Absalom hated Amnon because Amnon had raped his sister Tamar.
“They {\cf2\super [475]} don’t know what is happening.\par They don’t understand!\par They don’t know what they are doing,\par Their world is falling down around them!”\par
“You must not hate your brother in your heart. If your neighbor does something wrong, then talk to him about it. But forgive him!
Jesus said, “If you were really blind (without understanding), you would not be guilty of sin. But you say that you see (know what you are doing). So you are guilty.”
After a few days there was a meeting of the believers. (There were about 120 of them.) Peter stood up and said,
But if a person does not have these things, then he cannot see clearly. That person is blind. He has forgotten that he was cleansed (forgiven) from his past sins.
So if we say that we have fellowship {\cf2\super [3]} with God, but we continue living in darkness (sin), then we are liars—we don’t follow the truth.
But the person who hates his brother or sister is in darkness. He lives in darkness. That person does not know where he is going. Why? Because the darkness has made him blind.
A person says, “I know God!” But if that person does not obey God’s commands, then that person is a liar. The truth is not in him.
So we can see who God’s children are. Also, we can know who the children of the devil are. The people who don’t do what is right are not children of God. And the person who does not love his brothers and sisters \{in Christ\} is not a child of God.
If a person says, “I love God,” but that person hates his brother or sister \{in Christ\}, then that person is a liar. That person can see his brother, but he hates him. So that person cannot love God, because he has never seen God!