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1 John 2:11

But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὁhoThe [one]G3588 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
μισῶνmisōnhatingG3404 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherG80 →
αὐτοῦautouof himG846 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῇtēatheG3588 →
σκοτίᾳskotiadarknessG4653 →
ἐστὶνestinisG1510 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῇtēatheG3588 →
σκοτίᾳskotiadarknessG4653 →
περιπατεῖperipateiwalksG4043 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
οἶδενoidendoes he know
ποῦpouwhereG4226 →
ὑπάγει,hupageihe is going,G5217 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
σκοτίαskotiadarknessG4653 →
ἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenhas blindedG5186 →
τοὺςtoustheG3588 →
ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyesG3788 →
αὐτοῦ.¶autouof him.G846 →

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Matthew 6:23But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!1 John 4:20If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.John 12:35Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.Leviticus 19:17You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.1 John 1:6If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.Revelation 3:17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.1 John 2:9If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.John 12:40“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.Psalms 82:5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.John 9:39Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”Ephesians 4:18They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.Genesis 37:4When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.Ecclesiastes 2:14The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.2 Samuel 13:22And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.

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