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Whoeverὁlovesἀγαπῶνhis brotherτὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦremainsμένειinἐνthe light,τῷ φωτὶandκαὶthere isἔστινnoοὐκcause for stumblingσκάνδαλονinἐνhim.αὐτῷ
1 John 2:10
Study it in the app“Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 2:10, word by word
- lovesἀγαπῶνagapōn
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapōn” appears- his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphon
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphon” appears- remainsμένειmenei
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menei” appears- the lightφωτὶphōti
God's light
God's light that shows the truth.
Where else “phōti” appears- there isἔστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- cause for stumblingσκάνδαλονskandalon
cause for stumbling
Cause for stumbling: what makes someone fall into sin.
Where else “skandalon” appears
Translation note
“Cause for stumbling” (skandalon): what makes someone fall, as in Romans 9:33.
The context
9Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness until now.
10 · This verse (above)
11But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
To study 1 John 2 in a group
1. What it says
What does John say about the one who says "I have known him" but does not keep his commandments, and about the one who keeps his word (v. 3-6)?
2. What it means
John says the commandment is both old and new (v. 7-8). How does he explain it?
3. How I live it
John warns about loving the world (v. 15-17). What today competes for your attention against what really matters?