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General Information:
Here the word "brother" refers to a fellow Christian.
The one who says
"Anyone who says" or "Someone who claims." This does not refer to a specific person.
he is in the light
Here to be "in the light" is a metaphor for doing what is right. AT: "he does what is right" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
is in the darkness
Here to be "in the darkness" is a metaphor for doing what is evil. AT: "does what is evil" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
there is no occasion for stumbling in him
"nothing will cause him to stumble." The word "stumbling" is a metaphor that means to fail spiritually or morally. AT: "nothing will cause him to sin" or "he will not fail to do what is pleasing to God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
is in the darkness and walks in the darkness
Here "walk" is a metaphor for how a person lives or behaves. Here to be "in the darkness" and "walks in the darkness" mean the same thing. This brings attention to how evil it is to hate a fellow believer. AT: "does what is evil" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
he does not know where he is going
This is a metaphor for the believer who is not living as a Christian should be living. AT: "he does not know what he should do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the darkness has blinded his eyes
"the darkness has made him unable to see." Darkness is a metaphor for sin or evil. AT: "sin has made it impossible for him to understand the truth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)