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But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn`t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
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A Broad Definition of Hate
Commentators clarify that the "hatred" John speaks of is not limited to intense animosity. It also includes the simple absence of love, as well as feelings like dislike, prejudice, jealousy, and indifference toward fellow believers. It describes any state of mind where love for others is not present.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But he that hateth his brother. The word used here would, in this connection, include both the mere absence of love and positive hatred. I…
Blinded (ετυφλωσεν). First aorist active indicative of τυφλοω, the very verb and form used in 2 Corinthians 4:4 of the…
19th Century
Anglican
Here (1 John 2:9–11) is the chief way in which the old commandment, the new commandment, the word from the beginning, the walk in light…
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Baptist
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,…
Now the author picks up the concept of “darkness” from v.9 and gives it a final elaboration and conclusion. One who “hates his brother” is not simp…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But he that hates his brother is in darkness As is before expressed in (1 John 2:9) , to which is added,…
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