1 JOHN 2:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
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 — hatred (miseo) marks complete darkness, not partial shadow. The blindness (tuphloō) is metaphysical: the hater cannot perceive God's truth. Spiritual disorientation (not knowing where he goes) accompanies moral darkness.
Church Fathers on 1 John 2:11
“For he that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and knows not whither he goes.” 1 John 2:11 A great thing, my brethren: mark it, we beseech you. “He that hates his brother walks in darkness, and knows not whither he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.” What so blind as these who hate their brethren? For that you may know that they are blind, they have stumbled at a Mountain. I say the same things often, that they may not slip out of your…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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