1 John 2:9-17

9 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister^[a] is still in the darkness.

10 Anyone who loves their brother and sister^[b] lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.

11 But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.

Reasons for Writing

12 I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.

13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.

14 I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

On Not Loving the World

15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father^[c] is not in them.

16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.

17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

Cross References

• 1. ver 11; Leviticus 19:17; 1Jn 3:10,15,16; 1 John 4:20,21
• 2. 1 John 1:5
• 3. 1 John 3:14
• 4. ver 11; Psalms 119:165
• 5. S ver 9
• 6. S 1 John 1:6
• 7. John 11:9; John 12:35
• 8. S ver 1
• 9. S 1 John 3:23
• 10. S John 1:1
• 11. S John 16:33
• 12. ver 14; S Matthew 5:37
• 13. S ver 1
• 14. S John 1:1
• 15. Ephesians 6:10
• 16. S Hebrews 4:12
• 17. John 5:38; 1 John 1:10
• 18. S ver 13
• 19. Romans 12:2
• 20. James 4:4
• 21. Genesis 3:6; Romans 13:14; Ephesians 2:3
• 22. Proverbs 27:20
• 23. S Hebrews 12:27; 1 Corinthians 7:31
• 24. Matthew 12:50

Footnotes

• [a]. The Greek word for "brother or sister" ("adelphos" ) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16.
• [b]. The Greek word for "brother and sister" ("adelphos" ) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 3:10; 4:20, 21.
• [c]. Or "world, the Father’s love"