^7 [a]Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had ^(A)from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard ^[b]from the beginning. ⁸ Again, ^(B)a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, ^(C)because the darkness is passing away, and ^(D)the true light is already shining.

^9 (E)He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. ^10 (F)He who loves his brother abides in the light, and ^(G)there is no cause for stumbling in him. ¹¹ But he who ^(H)hates his brother is in darkness and ^(I)walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.