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1 John 2:8–11

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Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
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.
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From verse 8

  1. Ephesians 5:8Rank 1 from verse 8
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    8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

  2. Romans 13:12Rank 2 from verse 8
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    12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

  3. John 13:34Rank 3 from verse 8
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    34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

  4. John 8:12Rank 4 from verse 8
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    12¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  5. 2 Corinthians 4:4–6Rank 5 from verse 8
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    4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

    5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

    6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  6. John 1:9Rank 6 from verse 8
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    9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

  7. John 12:46Rank 7 from verse 8
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    46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

  8. John 1:4–5Rank 8 from verse 8
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    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

    5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

  9. 1 John 4:21Rank 9 from verse 8
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    21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

  10. 1 Thessalonians 5:4–8Rank 10 from verse 8
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    4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

    5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

    6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

    7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

    8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

  11. Malachi 4:2Rank 11 from verse 8
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    2¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  12. 1 John 3:14–16Rank 12 from verse 8
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    14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

    15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

    16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

  13. 1 John 4:11Rank 13 from verse 8
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    11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

  14. 2 Corinthians 8:9Rank 14 from verse 8
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    9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

  15. 2 Timothy 1:10Rank 15 from verse 8
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    10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

  16. Acts 17:30Rank 16 from verse 8
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    30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

  17. Acts 26:18Rank 17 from verse 8
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    18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

  18. Ephesians 5:1–2Rank 18 from verse 8
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    1BE ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

    2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

  19. Isaiah 60:1–3Rank 19 from verse 8
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    1ARISE, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

    2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

    3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

  20. John 15:12–15Rank 20 from verse 8
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    12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

    13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

    14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

    15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

  21. Luke 1:79Rank 21 from verse 8
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    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  22. Psalms 27:1Rank 22 from verse 8
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    1THE Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

  23. Psalms 36:9Rank 23 from verse 8
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    9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

  24. Isaiah 9:2Rank 24 from verse 8
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    2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

  25. John 12:35Rank 25 from verse 8
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    35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

  26. Matthew 4:16Rank 26 from verse 8
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    16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

  27. Song of Solomon 2:11–12Rank 27 from verse 8
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    11For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

    12The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

  28. Psalms 84:11Rank 28 from verse 8
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    11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  29. 1 Peter 1:21Rank 29 from verse 8
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    21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

  30. 1 Peter 4:1–3Rank 30 from verse 8
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    1FORASMUCH then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

    2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

    3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

From verse 9

  1. 1 John 4:20Rank 1 from verse 9
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    20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

  2. 1 John 2:11Rank 2 from verse 9
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    11But 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.

  3. 1 John 3:13–17Rank 3 from verse 9
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    13Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

    14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

    15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

    16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

    17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

  4. Psalms 82:5Rank 4 from verse 9
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    5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

  5. 1 Corinthians 13:1–3Rank 5 from verse 9
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    1THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

    2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

    3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

  6. 2 Peter 1:9Rank 6 from verse 9
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    9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

  7. 1 John 2:4Rank 7 from verse 9
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    4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

  8. 1 John 1:6Rank 8 from verse 9
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    6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

  9. John 9:41Rank 9 from verse 9
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    41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

  10. Romans 2:18–21Rank 10 from verse 9
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    18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

    19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

    20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

    21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

From verse 10

  1. 1 John 3:14Rank 1 from verse 10
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    14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

  2. Romans 9:32–33Rank 2 from verse 10
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    32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

    33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

  3. Hosea 6:3Rank 3 from verse 10
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    3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

  4. Romans 14:13Rank 4 from verse 10
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    13Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

  5. 2 Peter 1:10Rank 5 from verse 10
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    10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

  6. John 8:31Rank 6 from verse 10
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    31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

  7. Matthew 13:21Rank 7 from verse 10
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    21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

  8. Matthew 18:7Rank 8 from verse 10
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    7¶ Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

  9. Luke 17:1–2Rank 9 from verse 10
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    1THEN said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

    2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

  10. Philippians 1:10Rank 10 from verse 10
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    10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

From verse 11

  1. John 12:35Rank 1 from verse 11
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    35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

  2. Titus 3:3Rank 2 from verse 11
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    3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

  3. 1 John 1:6Rank 3 from verse 11
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    6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

  4. Revelation 3:17Rank 4 from verse 11
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    17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

  5. 1 John 2:9Rank 5 from verse 11
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    9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

  6. 2 Corinthians 4:4Rank 6 from verse 11
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    4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

  7. John 12:40Rank 7 from verse 11
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    40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

  8. Proverbs 4:19Rank 8 from verse 11
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    19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

  9. 2 Corinthians 3:14Rank 9 from verse 11
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    14But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 John 2:8

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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new

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Recently made, begun, known, or received; fresh, different, or not old.

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commandment

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Sense 1: An authoritative command, charge, order, or precept to be obeyed. Sense 2: One of the ten commandments.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

write

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Sense 1: To form letters or words, inscribe, record, compose, copy, or communicate in writing. Sense 2: By figure, to impress and establish something upon the heart or mind.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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true

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Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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COMBINED MEANING

past

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Gone by, ended, or beyond a stated place, time, or limit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

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1 John 2:9

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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1 John 2:10

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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occasion

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An opportunity, opening, cause, ground, pretext, or circumstance giving rise to an action or result.

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stumbling

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Sense 1: The act or occasion of tripping or falling. Sense 2: Figuratively, an obstacle or occasion of offence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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1 John 2:11

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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blinded

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of blind, meaning to make unable to see or judge; to obscure or hinder sight or judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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2:1MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

2:2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

2:3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

2:4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

2:5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

2:6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

2:7Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

2:8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

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2:9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

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2:10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

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2:11But 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.

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