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John 11:10

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8 “Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”

9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.

But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”

11 After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”

12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”

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BSB
But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”
KJV
But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
WEB
But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light isn’t in him.”
ASV
But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.
DARBY
but if any one walk in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.
BLB
But if anyone may walk in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
ÅB
men den som vandrer om natten, han støter seg, fordi lyset ikke er i ham.
OTB
Det er når noen vandrer om natten at de snubler, for de har ikke lys."
B1930
men den som vandrer om natten, han støter sig, fordi lyset ikke er i ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 4:18–19

    The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

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  • 1 John 2:10–11

    Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.

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  • Jeremiah 13:16

    Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.

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  • Jeremiah 20:11

    But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:14

    The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.

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  • Psalms 27:2

    When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

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