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1 John 2:7-8 KJV
1 John · chapter 2 · verses 7–8 · King James Version
7Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.1 John 2:7-8 · King James Version
1 John 2:7-8 in context
5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
7Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
Cross references
- 1 John 3:11
- Leviticus 19:18
- Mark 12:29-34
- 2 John 1:5-6
- Galatians 5:13-14
- Romans 13:8-10
- Ephesians 5:8
- Romans 13:12
- John 13:34
- John 8:12
- 2 Corinthians 4:4-6
- John 1:9
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmententolēan order, command, charge, precept, injunction, that which is prescribed to one by reason…G1785 →
- beginningarchēbeginning, origin, the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a…G746 →
- Brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- darknessskotiadarkness, the darkness due to want of light, metaph. used of ignorance of divine things…G4653 →
- shinethphainōto bring forth into the light, cause to shine, shed light, shine, to shine, be bright or…G5316 →
- writegraphōto write, with reference to the form of the letters, to delineate letters on a tablet…G1125 →
- heardakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- lightphōslight, the light, emitted by a lamp, a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they…G5457 →
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