1 John 2:11
He who hateth his brother is in darkness, and in the darkness walketh, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness itself hath blinded his eyes.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
10He who loveth his brother, in the light abideth, and offence is not in him.
12I write to you, sons, because forgiven to you are your sins for the sake of his name.
Cross References
John 12:40He hath blinded their eyes, And darkened their heart, That they should not see with their eyes, And understand with their heart, And be turned, and I should heal them.
2 Corinthians 4:4(to) them whose minds the god of this world hath blinded because they believe not; lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Meshiha, who is the image of Aloha, should arise upon them.
1 John 1:6And if we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and in the truth do not proceed;
Revelation 3:17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have become opulent, and of nothing have need; and knowest not that thou art infirm, and miserable, and needy, and blind, and naked;
Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:8-12
The Law of Love. ( a. d. 80.) 7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none… Read the whole commentary →