John 11:10

But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

Cross-references

John 9:4 Parallel

John 9:4 echoes the same day/night metaphor: work while it is day before night comes. Both stress urgency to act while Jesus' light is present.

John 12:35 Parallel

John 12:35 repeats the warning to walk in the light while available, lest darkness overtake. Same imagery of stumbling in night.

Proverbs 4:19 says the wicked walk in darkness and stumble — directly parallels walking in night causing stumbling here.

1 John 2:10 Contrast

1 John 2:10 promises no stumbling for those who abide in the light — opposite to stumbling from walking in night.

1 John 2:11 Parallel

1 John 2:11 expands on walking in darkness — hatred blinds, just as night causes stumbling here. Same spiritual darkness theme.

Proverbs 4:12 promises no stumbling for those who walk in wisdom — opposite to stumbling from walking in darkness.

Isaiah 59:10 describes groping like the blind, stumbling even at noon — same image of darkness causing falls.

1 John 1:6 Parallel

1 John 1:6 equates walking in darkness with lying — a Johannine expansion on the same light/darkness metaphor of stumbling.

Proverbs 4:18 describes the just walking in increasing light — opposite of walking in night here, showing contrast between paths.

Ecclesiastes 2:14 says the fool walks in darkness — here walking in night causes stumbling, linking darkness to folly.

Jeremiah 13:16 warns of stumbling when God brings darkness — same imagery of walking without light causing a fall.