2:9a

in the light: (Meaning) This is the same phrase as in 1:7. It refers to living and behaving in a good and pure way as God does.

2:9b

hates: (Multiple Senses) This is the opposite of “loves” in 2:10. It refers to the way one person behaves towards another person, not just to the feelings he has about that person.

brother: (Multiple Senses) This has the sense here of “fellow Christian.”

2:9c

still: (Emphasis) John is emphasizing that such a person is not sinning only in hating his brother. If a person hates his brother, it shows that he has always been in the darkness and has not yet come out of it.

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