Yet he has no root in himself, but is only temporary. When tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, he immediately falls away.
1 John 2:10 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whoever loves his brother [believer] abides (lives) in the Light, and in It or in him there is no occasion for stumbling or cause for error or sin. American Standard Version (1901) He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him. Common English Bible The person loving a brother and sister stays in the light, and there is nothing in the light that causes a person to stumble. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause of offense in him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is no scandal in him. |
Yet he has no root in himself, but is only temporary. When tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, he immediately falls away.
“Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, yet woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!
Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
Jesus said to them, “The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples.
Therefore let us no longer judge one another. Instead, resolve not to put any stumbling block or snare before your brother.
so that you may approve what is excellent in order to be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,
Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm that you are among those whom God has called and chosen, because if you do these things, you will never stumble.
But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love his brother abides in death.