For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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Gill's Exposition
But he that doth truth,.... That which is true, right and good: "he whose work is just", as the Ethiopic version renders it; or, "he that does that which is right", so the Persic; that which is…
Barnes' Notes
That doeth evil - Every wicked person. Hateth the light - This is true of all wicked men. They choose to practice their deeds of wickedness in darkness. They are afraid of the light, because they…
Adam Clarke
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light - He who doth vile or abominable things: alluding to the subject mentioned in the preceding verse.
The word φαυλος, evil or vile, is supposed by some to…
We found, in the close of the foregoing chapter, that few were brought to Christ at Jerusalem; yet here was one, a considerable one. It is worth while to go a great way for the salvation though but of…
Cambridge Bible
doeth evil The Greek word for -doeth" is not the same as that in the next verse; but it is not quite certain that any distinction of meaning is intended, although Joh 5:29 inclines one to think so.…
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