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And this is the condemnation, that lightn is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

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John 1:4,9‑11• ⁴In him was life: and the life was the light of men.
⁹The true light was that which, coming into the world ., lighteth every man
¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.
¹¹He came unto his own, and his own received him not; (John 1:4,9‑11)

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John 1:4,9‑11• ⁴In him was life: and the life was the light of men.
⁹The true light was that which, coming into the world ., lighteth every man
¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.
¹¹He came unto his own, and his own received him not; (John 1:4,9‑11)

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John 8:12• ¹²Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall in no wise walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:12)

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John 9:39‑41• ³⁹And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, that they that see not may see, and they that see may become blind.
⁴⁰And some of the Pharisees that were with him heard these things , and said to him, Are we blind also?
⁴¹Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye would not have sin; but now ye say, We see, your sin remaineth. (John 9:39‑41)

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John 15:22‑25• ²²If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
²³He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
²⁴If I did not among them the works which no other did, they had not had sin; but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
²⁵But [it is] that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, they hated me without a cause. (John 15:22‑25)

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Matt. 11:20‑24• ²⁰{i}Then began he to reproach the cities in which most of his works of power had taken place, because they had not repented.{/i}
²¹{i}Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you, had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented in sackcloth and ashes.{/i}
²²{i}But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in judgment-day than for you.{/i}
²³{i}And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.{/i}
²⁴{i}But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for [the] land of Sodom in judgment-day than for thee.{/i} (Matt. 11:20‑24)

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Luke 10:11‑16• ¹¹Even the dust of your city, which cleaveth to us on the feet we shake off against you: but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.
¹²I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.
¹³Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
¹⁴But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
¹⁵And thou, Capernaum, which hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to Hades.
¹⁶He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me; and he that rejects me rejects him that sent me. (Luke 10:11‑16)

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Luke 12:47• ⁴⁷But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared [himself], nor done his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes]. (Luke 12:47)

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Rom. 1:32• ³²which, knowing right well the righteous award of God that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practice them but also have a fellow-pleasure in those that do [them]. (Rom. 1:32)

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2 Cor. 2:15‑16• ¹⁵Because we are a sweet odour of Christ to God in those to be saved, and in those that perish:
¹⁶to the one an odour from death unto death, but to the others an odour from life unto life; and who [is] sufficient for these things? (2 Cor. 2:15‑16)

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2 Thess. 2:12• ¹²that all might be judged who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (2 Thess. 2:12)

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Heb. 3:12‑13• ¹²See, brethren, lest haply there shall be in anyone of you a wicked heart of unbelief in falling away from a living God.
¹³But encourage yourselves each day while it is called Today, that none of you be hardened by [the] deceitfulness of sin. (Heb. 3:12‑13)

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John 5:44• ⁴⁴How can ye believe who receive glory one of another, and seek not the glory which [is] from the only God? (John 5:44)

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John 7:17• ¹⁷If one desire to do his will, he shall know about the doctrine whether it is of God or I speak from myself. (John 7:17)

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John 8:44‑45• ⁴⁴Ye are of your father, the devil, and ye desire to practice the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him: whenever he speaketh the lie, he speaketh out of his own things, because he is a liar, and the father of it.
⁴⁵But because I speak the truth, ye believe me not. (John 8:44‑45)

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John 10:26‑27• ²⁶but ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.
²⁷My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; (John 10:26‑27)

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John 12:43• ⁴³for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God. (John 12:43)

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Isa. 30:9‑12• (Isa. 30:9‑12)

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Luke 16:14• ¹⁴{i}And the Pharisees also, who were covetous,{/i} heard all these things, {i}and{/i} sneered at him. (Luke 16:14)

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Acts 24:21‑26• ²¹[other] than for this one voice that I cried out standing among them, touching the resurrection of [the] dead, I am judged this day before you.
²²But Felix, having more accurate knowledge concerning the Way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the commander is come down, I will determine your matter.
²³And he ordered the centurion that he should be kept in charge and should have indulgence; and not to hinder any of his friends from ministering to him.
²⁴And after certain days Felix, having arrived with Drusilla his wife being a Jewess, sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.
²⁵And as he reasoned concerning righteousness and temperance and the judgment to come, Felix became terrified and answered, For the present go, and when I get a convenient season, I will send for thee,
²⁶hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul, wherefore also he sent for him the oftener and communed with him. (Acts 24:21‑26)

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Rom. 2:8• ⁸but to those that are contentious and disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation, (Rom. 2:8)

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1 Peter 2:8• ⁸and stone of stumbling, and rock of offence; stumbling as they do at the word, being disobedient, unto which also they were appointed. (1 Peter 2:8)

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2 Peter 3:3• ³knowing this first, that in the last of the days mockers shall come with mockery walking according to their own lusts, (2 Peter 3:3)

• It was no question of their not finding pardon, but of their preferring darkness to light that they might continue in sin. (“John 3” by J.N. Darby)

• They have loved darkness because their works were evil. Could there be a more just subject of condemnation? (“John 3” by J.N. Darby)

• It is wholly vain to complain of lack of light. The very reverse is true. (“Endnotes from John 3” by W. Kelly)

• Have we submitted to the sentence of Him who knows what is in man, no less than what is in God? Or are we unbroken still in self-righteousness and self-conceit? (“Endnotes from John 3” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And this is the judgment, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light; for their works were evil.

W. Kelly Translation

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And this is the judgment, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.