“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil — the cosmic judgment narrative reaches its nadir: humanity prefers darkness to light because darkness conceals rather than exposes deeds. "Loved" (agapaō) applies to darkness what should be reserved for light and God; misdirected affection constitutes the fundamental sin. Evil deeds (ergā poneara) prefer concealment to exposure, suggesting that ethical corruption includes love of darkness.
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