1 John 2:11

New International Reader's Version

But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness. They walk around in the darkness. They don’t know where they are going. The darkness has made them blind.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:22

And Absalom never said a word of any kind to Amnon. He hated Amnon because he had brought shame on his sister Tamar.

Proverbs 4:19

But the way of those who do what is wrong is like deep darkness. They don’t know what makes them trip and fall.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The eyes of a wise person see things clearly. A person who is foolish lives in darkness. But I finally realized that death catches up with both of them.

Leviticus 19:17

“ ‘Do not hate another Israelite in your heart. Correct your neighbor boldly when they do something wrong. Then you will not share their guilt.

John 12:35

Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light. Do this before darkness catches up with you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.

John 12:40

“The Lord has blinded their eyes. He has closed their minds. So they can’t see with their eyes. They can’t understand with their minds. They can’t turn to the Lord. If they could, he would heal them.” (Isaiah 6:10)

2 Corinthians 3:14

But their minds were made stubborn. To this day, the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. The veil has not been removed. Only faith in Christ can take it away.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They can’t see the light of the good news that makes Christ’s glory clear. Christ is the likeness of God.

Titus 3:3

At one time we too acted like fools. We didn’t obey God. We were tricked. We were controlled by all kinds of desires and pleasures. We were full of evil. We wanted what belongs to others. People hated us, and we hated one another.

2 Peter 1:9

But what if these things don’t describe someone at all? Then that person can’t see very well. In fact, they are blind. They have forgotten that their past sins have been washed away.

1 John 1:6

Suppose we say that we share life with God but still walk in the darkness. Then we are lying. We are not living out the truth.

1 John 2:10

Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light. There is nothing in them to make them fall into sin.

1 John 2:9

Suppose someone claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister. Then they are still in the darkness.

1 John 3:15

Anyone who hates their brother or sister is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life.

1 John 4:20

Suppose someone claims to love God but hates a brother or sister. Then they are a liar. They don’t love their brother or sister, whom they have seen. So they can’t love God, whom they haven’t seen.

Revelation 3:17

You say, “I am rich. I’ve become wealthy and don’t need anything.” But you don’t realize how pitiful and miserable you have become. You are poor, blind and naked.