1 John 2:11 — Bible Verse (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.”

1 John 2:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 2:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 2:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

1 John 2:11 — World English Bible

1 John 2:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

1 John 2:11 — American Standard Version

1 John 2:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

1 John 2:11 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 2:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But he that hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and knows not where he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.”

1 John 2:11 — Darby Translation

1 John 2:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

1 John 2:11 — Geneva Bible

1 John 2:11 in Context — 1 John 2

9 Aquele que diz que está na luz, e odeia seu irmão, até agora está nas trevas.

10 Aquele que ama o seu irmão está na luz, e nele não há motivo algum de tropeço.

11 Mas aquele que odeia seu irmão está nas trevas, anda nas trevas, e não sabe para onde vai, pois as trevas lhe cegaram os olhos.

12 Eu vos escrevo, filhinhos, porque pelo nome dele os vossos pecados são perdoados.

13 Eu vos escrevo, pais, porque conheceis aquele que é desde o princípio. Eu vos escrevo, jovens, porque vencestes o maligno. Eu vos escrevo, filhinhos, porque conheceis o Pai.

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What Does 1 John 2:11 Mean?

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