Study it in the app“But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.”
Butδὲwhoeverὁhatesμισῶνhis brotherτὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦisἐστὶνinἐνthe darknessτῇ σκοτίᾳandκαὶwalksπεριπατεῖinἐνthe darkness,τῇ σκοτίᾳandκαὶdoes notοὐκknowοἶδενwhereποῦhe is going,ὑπάγειbecauseὅτιthe darknessἡ σκοτίαhas blindedἐτύφλωσενhis eyes.τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ
hate
To feel deep aversion toward someone or something and want it away.
Where else “misōn” appearsbrother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphon” appearsbe present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appearsdarkness
Living without God, far from his light.
Where else “skotiai” appearswalk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “peripatei” appearsknow
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oiden” appearswhere?
Where?
Where else “pou” appearsgo away
Go away, leave; "go!".
Where else “hypagei” appearsblind
Blind, make blind.
Where else “etyphlōsen” appearseye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmous” appears10Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
11 · This verse (above)
12I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven for the sake of his name.
1. What it says
What does John say about the one who says "I have known him" but does not keep his commandments, and about the one who keeps his word (v. 3-6)?
2. What it means
John says the commandment is both old and new (v. 7-8). How does he explain it?
3. How I live it
John warns about loving the world (v. 15-17). What today competes for your attention against what really matters?
