8. But I am writing a new command to you. This command is true; you can see its truth in Jesus and in yourselves. The darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
9. Someone says, “I am in the light.” But if he hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
10. Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him that will cause him to do wrong.
11. But whoever hates his brother is in darkness. He lives in darkness and does not know where he is going. The darkness has made him blind.
12. I write to you, dear children,because your sins are forgiven through Christ.