6 ^lIf we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we ^mlie and do not practice the truth.

8 At the same time, it is ^da new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because^{1 e}the darkness is passing away and ^fthe true light is already shining. 9 Whoever says he is in the light and ^ghates his brother is still in darkness. 10 Whoever ^hloves his brother abides in the light, and in him² there is no cause for ⁱstumbling. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and ^jwalks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.