“ Some people hate it when daylight comes. In the daytime they never walk outside.

“又有人背弃光明，不认识光明的道，不住在光明的路上。

“又有人背弃光明，不认识光明的道，不留在光明的路上。

“又有人背弃光明，不认识光明的道，不留在光明的路上。

“有人与光明为敌，不认识光明之道，也不走光明之路。

又有人与光为敌，不认识光明的道，不留在光明的路中。

又有人背棄光明，不認識光明的道，不住在光明的路上。

「又有人背棄光明，不認識光明的道，不留在光明的路上。

「又有人背棄光明，不認識光明的道，不留在光明的路上。

「有人與光明為敵，不認識光明之道，也不走光明之路。

又有人與光為敵，不認識光明的道，不留在光明的路中。

『又有人背叛了亮光，不認識亮光之道路，不堅持於亮光之路上。

復有人背棄光明、不知其道、不由其路、

更有甚焉、不喜光明之路、舍而弗由、

更有惡人、背棄光明、不知光明之道、不坐於光明之路、

“ There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths.

“ There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths.

“ Wicked people rebel against the light. They refuse to acknowledge its ways or stay in its paths.

The wicked are those who rebel against the light. They do not recognize its ways or stay on its paths.

“ Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor stay in its paths.

“ There are those who rebel against the light; They do not know its ways Nor abide in its paths.

These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.

The wicked are those who rebel against the light. They do not recognize its ways or stay on its paths.

They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

There are those who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways and they do not stay on its paths.

“ These are of those who rebel against the light. They don’t know its ways, nor stay in its paths.

Here is the judgment. Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light. They loved darkness because what they did was evil.Everyone who does evil deeds hates the light. They will not come into the light. They are afraid that what they do will be seen.

So people who are dying will be fooled by this evil. These people are dying because they refuse to love the truth. The truth would save them.So God will fool them completely. Then they will believe the lie.Many will not believe the truth. They will take pleasure in evil. They will be judged.

Some of the angels didn’t stay where they belonged. They didn’t keep their positions of authority. The Lord has kept those angels in darkness. They are held by chains that last forever. On judgment day, God will judge them.

These enemies left our community of believers. They didn’t really belong to us. If they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But by leaving they showed that none of them belonged to us.

But the way of those who do what is wrong is like deep darkness. They don’t know what makes them trip and fall.

Suppose you call yourself a Jew. You trust in the law. You brag that you know God.You know what God wants. You agree with what is best because the law teaches you.You think you know so much more than the people you teach. You think you’re helping blind people. You think you are a light for those in the dark.You think you can make foolish people wise. You act like you’re teaching little children. You think that the law gives you all knowledge and truth.You claim to teach others, but you don’t even teach yourself! You preach against stealing. But you steal!You say that people should not commit adultery. But you commit adultery! You hate statues of gods. But you rob temples!You brag about the law. But when you break it, you rob God of his honor!It is written,“ The Gentiles say evil things against God’s name because of you.”( Isaiah 52:5; Ezekiel 36:22)

“ Suppose a servant knows the master’s wishes. But the servant doesn’t get ready and doesn’t do what the master wants. Then that servant will receive a heavy beating.But suppose the servant does not know his master’s wishes. And suppose the servant does things for which he should be punished. He will receive a lighter beating. Much will be required of everyone who has been given much. Even more will be asked of the person who is supposed to take care of much.

No one understands. No one trusts in God.All of them have turned away. They have all become worthless. No one does anything good, no one at all.”( Psalms 14:1–3; 53:1–3; Ecclesiastes 7:20)“ Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.”( Psalm 5:9)“ The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.”( Psalm 140:3)“ Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.”( Psalm 10:7)“ They run quickly to commit murder.They leave a trail of harmful actions.They do not know how to live in peace.”( Isaiah 59:7, 8)

So suppose someone knows the good deeds they should do. But suppose they don’t do them. By not doing these good deeds, they sin.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin.Whoever hates me hates my Father also.I did works among them that no one else did. If I hadn’t, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen those works. And still they have hated both me and my Father.

“ The Lord has blinded their eyes. He has closed their minds. So they can’t see with their eyes. They can’t understand with their minds. They can’t turn to the Lord. If they could, he would heal them.”( Isaiah 6:10)

If you don’t remain joined to me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and dries up. Branches like those are picked up. They are thrown into the fire and burned.

Jesus said,“ I have come into this world to judge it. I have come so that people who are blind will see. I have come so that people who can see will become blind.”Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this. They asked,“ What? Are we blind too?”Jesus said,“ If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, you remain guilty.

They may have escaped the sin of the world. They may have come to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But what if they are once again caught up in sin? And what if it has become their master? Then they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.Suppose they had not known the way of godliness. This would have been better than to know godliness and then turn away from it. The way of godliness is the sacred command passed on to them.What the proverbs say about them is true.“ A dog returns to where it has thrown up.”( Proverbs 26:11) And,“ A pig that is washed goes back to rolling in the mud.”

Then Jesus told them,“ You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light. Do this before darkness catches up with you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.

My feet have closely followed his steps. I’ve stayed on his path without turning away.I haven’t disobeyed his commands. I’ve treasured his words more than my daily bread.

They know that God’s commands are right. They know that those who do evil things should die. But they continue to do those very things. They also approve of others who do them.

Jesus spoke to the Jews who had believed him.“ If you obey my teaching,” he said,“ you are really my disciples.

You belong to your father, the devil. You want to obey your father’s wishes. From the beginning, the devil was a murderer. He has never obeyed the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his natural language. He does this because he is a liar. He is the father of lies.