^{7 Ref} Beloved, no new commandment write I unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye heard.

^{8 Ref} Again, a new commandment write I unto you, which thing is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shineth.

^{9 Ref} He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.