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NASB					1 John 2:9 The one who says³⁰⁰⁴ he is in the Light⁵⁴⁵⁷ and yet ^Ahates³⁴⁰⁴ his ^Bbrother⁸⁰ is in the darkness⁴⁶⁵³ until²¹⁹³ now⁷³⁷.
AMPLIFIED 2015					1 John 2:9 The one who says he is in the Light [in consistent fellowship with Christ] and yet ¹habitually hates (works against) his brother [in Christ] is in the darkness until now.

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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This focuses more on the self-centered, hateful actions (not the emotion) of someone who habitually cultivates an obstructionistic attitude, and ignores the command to act in a way that expresses unselfish Christian love (see note v 10).

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1 John 2:11 But the one who 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.

Acts 1:15 ¶ At this time Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty persons was there together), and said,

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Greek Heb.

adelphos; from 1 (as a cop. pref.) and delphus (womb); a brother:--believing husband(1), brethren(170), brethren*(13), brother(111), brother's(8), brothers(40).

737

arti; of unc. or.; just now:--hereafter*(1), just(1), now(30), once(1), present(1), right now(1), this time(1).

2193

heôs; a prim. particle used as a prep., adv. and conjunc.; till, until:--down(2), even(5), far(5), how(7), long(1), long*(7), no more(1), point(2), right(1), until(83), while(5).

3004

legô; a prim. vb.; to say:--addressing(1), agree*(1), ask(1), asked(3), asking(4), bring charges(1), call(8), called(34), calling(1), calls(3), claimed(1), claiming(2), command(3), designated(1), follows(1), give(1), gives(1), greeted*(1), made(1), mean(2), means(3), meant(1), mention(1), named(3), ordered(2), quote(1), referred(1), remarking(1), said(1086), say(364), saying(440), says(102), shouting(1), so-called(3), speak(22), speaking(17), speaks(6), spoke(18), spoken(26), stated(1), stating(2), talking(5), tell(71), telling(18), thing spoken(1), things spoken(1), thought(1), told(35), using(1).

3404

miseô; from misos (hatred); to hate:--hate(13), hated(12), hateful(1), hates(12), hating(2).

4653

skotia; from 4655; darkness:--dark(3), darkness(14).

5457

phôs; cont. of phaos (light, daylight); from the same as 5316; light:--fire(1), firelight(1), light(68), lights(2).

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