1 John 2:11

Updated: June 3, 2025
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But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
World English Bible (WEB)
But{G1161} he that hateth{G3404}{(G5723)} his{G846} brother{G80} is{G2076}{(G5748)} in{G1722} darkness{G4653}, and{G2532} walketh{G4043}{(G5719)} in{G1722} darkness{G4653}, and{G2532} knoweth{G1492}{(G5758)} not{G3756} whither{G4226} he goeth{G5217}{(G5719)}, because{G3754} that darkness{G4653} hath blinded{G5186}{(G5656)} his{G846} eyes{G3788}.
KJV with Strongs
But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, not knowing where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
The F.O.G
[11] But whoever hates a fellow believer lives in darkness, stumbling around like someone in a pitch-black room, having no idea where they're going because the darkness has blinded their spiritual eyes. But someone who hates a fellow believer is walking in darkness, continually stumbling and falling, not knowing where they are going because their eyes are blinded by the darkness.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
and he who is hating his brother, in the darkness he is, and in the darkness he doth walk, and he hath not known whither he doth go, because the darkness did blind his eyes.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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