1 John 2:11
But he that hateth his brother, is in darkenesse, and walketh in darkenesse, and knoweth not whither hee goeth, because that darkenesse hath blinded his eyes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
10Hee that loueth his brother, abideth in that light, and there is none occasion of euil in him.
12Litle children, I write vnto you, because your sinnes are forgiuen you for his Names sake.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is as the darkenes: they knowe not wherein they shall fall.
John 12:40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they shoulde not see with their eyes, nor vnderstand with their heart, and should be conuerted, and I should heale them.
2 Corinthians 4:4In whom the God of this world hath blinded the mindes, that is, of the infidels, that the light of the glorious Gospell of Christ, which is the image of God, should not shine vnto them.
1 John 1:6If wee say that wee haue fellowship with him, and walke in darkenesse, we lie, and doe not truely:
Revelation 3:17For thou saiest, I am rich and increased with goods, and haue neede of nothing, and knowest not howe thou art wretched and miserable, and poore, and blinde, 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 →