1 John 2:11

But he that hateth his brother, is in darknesses, and wandereth in darknesses, and knoweth not whither he goeth; for darknesses have blinded his eyes. (But he who hateth his brother, is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not where he goeth; for the darkness hath blinded his eyes.)

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In The King James Version

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

In Context

10He that loveth his brother, dwelleth in (the) light, (or He who loveth his brother, remaineth in the light), and (a) cause of stumbling is not in him.

12Little sons, I write to you, that your sins be forgiven to you for (the sake of) his name. [Little sons, I write to you, for your sins be forgiven to you for his name.]

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Cross References

Proverbs 4:19The way of wicked men is dark (or The way of the wicked is dark); they know not where, (or when), they shall fall.

John 12:40He hath blinded their eyes, and hath made hard the heart (s) of them, (so) that they see not with (their) eyes, and understand [not] with (their) heart (s); and that they be converted, and I heal them.

2 Corinthians 4:4in which [the] god of this world, that is, the devil, hath blinded the souls of unfaithful men, (so) that the (en)lightening [or the lighting] of the gospel of the glory of Christ, which is the image of God, shine not. (in which the god of this world, that is, the Devil, hath blinded the souls of the unfaithful or the unbelievers, so that the light of the Gospel, or the Good News, of the glory of the Messiah, who is the image of God, cannot shine for them.)

1 John 1:6If we say, that we have fellowship with him, and we wander in darknesses (or and we walk in the darkness), we lie, and do not (have the) truth.

Revelation 3:17For thou sayest, That I am rich, and full of goods, and have need of nothing; and thou knowest not, that thou art a wretch, and wretchful [or and wretched], and poor, 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 →

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