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1 John 2:11 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" 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. "

1 John 2:11

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9 He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.

10 He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.

11 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.

12 I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

13 I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you know the Father.

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1 John 2:1

"My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous."

1 John 2:2

"And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world."

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"This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments."

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"One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him."

1 John 2:5

"But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:"

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"he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked."

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