1 John 2:10
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
1 John 2:10 in other translations
| BSB | Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him. |
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| WEB | He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him. |
| ASV | He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him. |
| YLT | he who is loving his brother, in the light he doth remain, and a stumbling-block in him there is not; |
| DARBY | He that loves his brother abides in light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him. |
| BBE | He who has love for his brother is in the light, and there is no cause of error in him. |
| Webster | He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him. |
What does 1 John 2:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 John 2:9-11
9-11. 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…
Barnes' Notes
And there is none occasion of stumbling in him. Marg., scandal. Greek, "and there is no stumbling" [or scandal--σκανδαλον--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 occasion of falling into sin. Mt 5:29 and Rom 14:13. Here it refers to an individual in respect to his treatment of others, and means that there is nothing, so far as he is concerned, to lead him into sin.--Rob. Lex. If he has love to the brethren, he has true religion; and there is, so far as the influence of this shall extend, nothing that will be the occasion of his falling into sin in his conduct towards them, for "love worketh no ill to his neighbour," Rom 13:10. His course will be just, and upright, and benevolent. He will have no envy towards them in their prosperity, and will not be disposed to detract from their reputation in adversity; he will have no feelings of exultation when they fall, and will not be disposed to take advantage of their misfortunes; and, loving them as brethren, he will be in no respect under temptation to do them wrong. In the bosom of one who loves his brother, the baleful passions of envy, malice, hatred, and uncharitableness, can have no place. At the same time, this love of the brethren would have an important effect on his whole Christian life and walk, for there are few things that will have more influence on a man's character in keeping him from doing wrong, than the love of the good and the pure. He who truly loves good men, will not be likely in any respect to go astray from the paths of virtue.
(1) "stumbling" "scandal"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 John 2:3-11
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…
1 John 2:10 in the original Greek
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Cross references for 1 John 2:10
- 1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
- Romans 9:32-33
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
- Romans 14:13
Let 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.
- Hosea 6:3
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: 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.
- Matthew 18:7
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
- Matthew 13:21
Yet 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.
- 2 Peter 1:10
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
- John 8:31
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
- Philippians 1:10
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
- Luke 17:1-2
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
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Context
- 1 John 2:9
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
- 1 John 2:10
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
- 1 John 2:11
But 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.
1 John 2:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que ama á su hermano, está en luz, y no hay tropiezo en él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Celui qui aime son frère demeure dans la lumière, et il n’y a point en lui d’occasion de chute. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer seinen Bruder liebt, bleibt in dem Lichte, und kein Ärgernis ist in ihm. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui diligit fratrem suum, in lumine manet, et scandalum in eo non est. |