38 Bible Verses about Darkness
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This, then, is the message that we have heard from him, and are announcing to you, that God is light, and no darkness what ever is in him.
"'so that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, in order to receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
For you were once darkness, but are now in the Lord.
For he has delivered us out of the dominion of the darkness, and transplanted us into the kingdom of his dear Son,
but all these things, when exposed, are by the light made manifest, and what is made manifest is light.
And this is the condemnation, that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
For God who said, "Out of darkness light shall shine," is he who has shone in my heart, that the sunrise of the knowledge of God may shine forth in the face of Christ.
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness, but rather expose them.
"but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be darkened. If then the very light within you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!
Once more Jesus addressed them. "I am the light of the world," he said; "He who follows me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the Light of life."
If we say, "We have partnership with Him," when we are passing our life in the darkness, we are lying and are not doing the truth.
For you are all sons of light, and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness.
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? what communion has light with darkness?
"What I am telling you is in the darkness, do you speak in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
"The lamp of the body is your eye; when your eye is single then your whole body is full of light; but when it is evil your whole body is full of darkness.
"To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, And to guide our feet into the paths of peace."
The night is far spent; The day is at hand. Let is therefore take off the deeds of darkness, Let us put on the armor of light.
Into darkness shall the sun be turned, And into blood the moon, Ere the day of the Lord come, that great and terrible day.
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Darkness » Spiritual
The night is far spent; The day is at hand. Let is therefore take off the deeds of darkness, Let us put on the armor of light.
"but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be darkened. If then the very light within you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!
For you were once darkness, but are now in the Lord.
And this is the condemnation, that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Darkness » Works of
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness, but rather expose them.
The night is far spent; The day is at hand. Let is therefore take off the deeds of darkness, Let us put on the armor of light.
For every one who practices wrong hates light, and does not come to the light, lest his actions be exposed;
Darkness » Illustrative of » Heavy afflictions
Darkness » Figurative of punishment
while the angels who did not keep their first domain but left their proper abode, are held by him in blank darkness, in everlasting chains, in preparation for the judgment of the Great Day.
Such men are like waterless springs, or mists storm-driven; for them the blackness of darkness has been reserved.
"but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."
"'Bind him hand and foot, 'said the king to his officers, 'and cast him into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth.'
Darkness » Illustrative of » Greatness and unsearchableness of God
Darkness » Physical
Darkness » Figurative » See also the following scriptures
Darkness » Illustrative of » Ignorance and error
"'so that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, in order to receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
And this is the condemnation, that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Darkness » Who is in darkness
He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness even until now. But he who loves his brother is abiding in the light, and in it there is no cause of stumbling. But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and is spending his life in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
Darkness » Those that walk in darkness
But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and is spending his life in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
Jesus replied. "Are there not twelve hours in the daytime? If any one walks in the daytime he does not stumble, because he beholds the light of this world; but if any one walks during the night he does stumble, because the light is not in him."
"The Light is among you a little longer," answered Jesus. "Walk while you have the Light, lest darkness overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become Sons of Light."
This then I tell you and implore you in the Master's name, to pass your lives no longer as the Gentiles do in the perverseness of their minds; having their understanding darkened, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.
This, then, is the message that we have heard from him, and are announcing to you, that God is light, and no darkness what ever is in him. If we say, "We have partnership with Him," when we are passing our life in the darkness, we are lying and are not doing the truth.
Darkness » Supernatural
Now from noon darkness fell upon the whole land, until three o'clock in the afternoon.
And I looked when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black, like sackcloth, and the full moon became like blood;
Darkness » Figurative » power of darkness,
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the despotisms, the empires, the rulers of this present darkness, the spirit-hosts of evil in the heavenly realm.
For he has delivered us out of the dominion of the darkness, and transplanted us into the kingdom of his dear Son,
For you are all sons of light, and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness.
And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened, and men gnawed their tongues for pain,
"When daily I was with you in the temple you did not stretch out your hands to take me; but this is your hour and the power of darkness."
Darkness » Illustrative of » The punishment of devils and wicked men
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to chains of darkness, and reserved them for judgment;
Such men are like waterless springs, or mists storm-driven; for them the blackness of darkness has been reserved.
"'Bind him hand and foot, 'said the king to his officers, 'and cast him into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth.'
Darkness » What came out of darkness
For God who said, "Out of darkness light shall shine," is he who has shone in my heart, that the sunrise of the knowledge of God may shine forth in the face of Christ.
Darkness » Illustrative of » The power of satan
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the despotisms, the empires, the rulers of this present darkness, the spirit-hosts of evil in the heavenly realm.
For he has delivered us out of the dominion of the darkness, and transplanted us into the kingdom of his dear Son,
Darkness » Illustrative of » A course of sin
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness, but rather expose them.
Darkness » Illustrative of » Secrecy
"What I am telling you is in the darkness, do you speak in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
Darkness » Miraculous » On mount sinai
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Thick
Darkness » Illustrative of » The grave
Darkness » Over the face of the earth
Darkness » Created by God
Darkness » Caused by the setting of the sun
There they got in a boat, and started across the sea for Capernaum. The darkness had already fallen,
Darkness » Effects of » Causes us to go astray
But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and is spending his life in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
"The Light is among you a little longer," answered Jesus. "Walk while you have the Light, lest darkness overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
Darkness » Miraculous » In egypt
Darkness » Figurative » outer darkness,
"but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."
"'Bind him hand and foot, 'said the king to his officers, 'and cast him into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth.'
But cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.'
Darkness » Who is not in darkness
But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that "the Day" should come upon you like a bandit. For you are all sons of light, and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness.
Darkness » The wicked » The children of
For you are all sons of light, and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness.
Darkness » Miraculous » At mount sinai
Darkness » What happens in the night
For those who are sleeping, sleep in the night, and those who are drunken, are drunken in the night.
Darkness » Miraculous » At the crucifixion
Now from noon darkness fell upon the whole land, until three o'clock in the afternoon.
Darkness » Miraculous » Over the land of egypt
Darkness » Casting off the works of darkness
Carry out these injunctions because you know the crisis that we are in, that now it is high time for you to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent; The day is at hand. Let is therefore take off the deeds of darkness, Let us put on the armor of light.
Darkness » Cannot hide us from God
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Gross
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Great
Darkness » Miraculous » Before the destruction of jerusalem
"But immediately after the tribulation of those days, "The sun will be darkened, The moon will not shed her light, The stars will fall from the sky, And the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Darkness » Miraculous » At the death of Christ
Now from noon darkness fell upon the whole land, until three o'clock in the afternoon.
Darkness » When your body is full of darkness
"The lamp of the body is your eye; when your eye is single then your whole body is full of light; but when it is evil your whole body is full of darkness. "Look carefully! Perhaps that very light of yours is darkness.
Darkness » What is as darkness
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » That may be felt
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Outer or extreme
"but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."
Darkness » Effects of » Causes us to stumble
Darkness » Effects of » Cannot » See » Objects
Darkness » The wicked » Being Full of
"but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be darkened. If then the very light within you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!
Darkness » The wicked » Live in
Darkness » Inexplicable nature of
Darkness » The lord creating darkness
Darkness » Those that put darkness for light, and light for darkness
Darkness » Originally covered the earth
Darkness » Separated from the light
Darkness » Called night
Darkness » The wicked » Walk in
Darkness » There being no darkness in God
This, then, is the message that we have heard from him, and are announcing to you, that God is light, and no darkness what ever is in him.
Darkness » Exhibits God's power and greatness
Darkness » Often put for night
Darkness » Illustrative of » Anything hateful
Darkness » The wicked » Perpetrate their designs in
Darkness » Illustrative of » Abstruse and deep subjects
Darkness » God creates
Darkness » Called the swaddling band of the sea
Days » A time of judgment called a day of » Darkness
intercession » Answered » Instances of » Of moses, in behalf of pharaoh » Plague » Darkness
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Darkness
Plague » Darkness
Punishment of the The Wicked » Future described as » Darkness
Such men are like waterless springs, or mists storm-driven; for them the blackness of darkness has been reserved.
"but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."
Spiritual » Crowns » Darkness
The night is far spent; The day is at hand. Let is therefore take off the deeds of darkness, Let us put on the armor of light.
"but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be darkened. If then the very light within you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!
For you were once darkness, but are now in the Lord.
And this is the condemnation, that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Topics on Darkness
Coming Out Of Darkness
Matthew 4:16The people who were dwelling in darkness Have seen a great light; And on those who were dwelling in the land of the shadows of death Light has dawned.
Darkness At The End
Matthew 24:29"But immediately after the tribulation of those days, "The sun will be darkened, The moon will not shed her light, The stars will fall from the sky, And the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Darkness During Daytime
Matthew 27:45Now from noon darkness fell upon the whole land, until three o'clock in the afternoon.
Darkness Of Evil
Luke 22:53"When daily I was with you in the temple you did not stretch out your hands to take me; but this is your hour and the power of darkness."
Darkness Of Night
John 6:17There they got in a boat, and started across the sea for Capernaum. The darkness had already fallen,
Darkness, As A Symbol Of Sin
Romans 1:21For although they knew God, yet they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks; but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.
Darkness, And God's Judgment
Matthew 25:30But cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.'
Darkness, Deliverance From
Matthew 4:16The people who were dwelling in darkness Have seen a great light; And on those who were dwelling in the land of the shadows of death Light has dawned.
From Darkness To Light
Luke 1:79"To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, And to guide our feet into the paths of peace."
Light And Darkness
2 Corinthians 6:14Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? what communion has light with darkness?
Outer Darkness
Matthew 8:12"but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."
Overtaken By Darkness
Acts 13:11"The Lord's hand is now upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season." Instantly there fell on him a mist and a darkness, and groping about, he sought some one to lead him by the hand.
Spiritual Darkness
John 11:10but if any one walks during the night he does stumble, because the light is not in him."
Supernatural Darkness
Matthew 27:45Now from noon darkness fell upon the whole land, until three o'clock in the afternoon.
The Outer Darkness
Matthew 8:12"but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."
Walking In Darkness
John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
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