58 Bible Verses about Light

Thus being desirous of you, we were pleased to impart to you, not only the good-news of God, but also our own souls, because ye have become beloved to us.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who is not loving the brother abides in death.

Men who have purified your souls in obedience of the truth through the Spirit for non-hypocritical brotherly love. Ye should love each other fervently from a pure heart,

So then, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in Lord this way beloved.

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love toward all the sanctified,

so that ye may become blameless and pure children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.

For ye were once darkness, but now light in Lord. Walk as children of light

Ye are the light of the world. A city setting on a hill cannot be hid,

For Zion's sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns.

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD, but let those who love him be as the sun when he goes forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

Every good gift and every perfect endowment is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation nor shadow of turning.

And this is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

The sun shall no more be thy light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to thee, but LORD will be to thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows me would, no, not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.

Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have the light, so that darkness may not overcome you. And he who walks in the darkness knows not where he is going. While ye have the light, believe in the light, so that ye may become sons of light. Jesus spoke these things, and after departing, he was hid from them.

Do all things without grumblings and arguments, so that ye may become blameless and pure children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.

And having seen the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. And when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And having opened his mouth, he taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs. read more.
Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, because they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, because they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God. Blessed are those who have been persecuted because of righteousness, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs. Blessed are ye when they revile you, and persecute you, and say every evil word, being deceitful against you because of me. Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for so they persecuted the prophets before you. Ye are the salt material of the earth. But if the salt material becomes ineffective, by what will it be salted? It is potent for nothing further, except to be cast outside and to be trodden down by men. Ye are the light of the world. A city setting on a hill cannot be hid, nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lampstand, and it shines to all in the house. Thus your light should shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in the heavens.

Become ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as also the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or greed, shall not even be named among you as befits the sanctified, read more.
also indecency, and foolish talking or jesting, things not befitting, but thankfulness instead. For ye are men who know this, that no fornicator, or unclean man, or covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God. Let no man deceive you by empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Do not become ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were once darkness, but now light in Lord. Walk as children of light

But about the times and the seasons, brothers, ye have no need to be written to you. For ye yourselves know accurately that the day of Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction approaches them, as the woman having birth pangs in her womb, and they will, no, not escape. read more.
But ye, brothers, are not in darkness, so that the day would seize you as a thief. Ye are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.

Therefore do not judge anything before time, until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make public the deliberations of the hearts. And then praise will come to each man from God.

The poor man and the oppressor meet together. LORD enlightens the eyes of them both.

For thou will light my lamp. LORD my God will lighten my darkness.

For thou are my lamp, O LORD. And LORD will lighten my darkness.

And behold, an agent of Lord stood near, and light shone in the room. And after striking the side of Peter, he raised him up, saying, Get up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

And it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. And the cloud and the darkness was there, yet it gave light by night. And the one did not come near the other all the night.

In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

And on going, it came to pass for him to approach Damascus. And suddenly there shone around him a light out of heaven.

I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create evil. I am LORD who does all these things.

Because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who shone in our hearts for an enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light, and there was light. read more.
And God saw the light, that it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

I have come a light into the world, so that every man who believes in me may not remain in the darkness.

Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows me would, no, not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

a light for enlightenment of Gentiles, and glory of thy people Israel.

And we have the prophetic word sure, to which ye do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the daystar arises in your hearts.

The opening of thy words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and light to my path.

so that ye may become blameless and pure children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.

For ye were once darkness, but now light in Lord. Walk as children of light

And his lord commended the unrighteous manager because he did shrewdly. Because the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of the light.

The spirit of man is the lamp of LORD, searching all his innermost parts.

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

But all things exposed are revealed by the light, for everything that is seen is light.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from every sin.

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if any man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.

Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have the light, so that darkness may not overcome you. And he who walks in the darkness knows not where he is going. While ye have the light, believe in the light, so that ye may become sons of light. Jesus spoke these things, and after departing, he was hid from them.

Therefore he says, Awake, thou who sleep. And arise from the dead, and the Christ will shine upon thee.

And there will be no curse there. And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his bondmen will serve him. And they will see his face, and his name is on their foreheads. And there will be no night there, and they have no need of a lamp and the light of sun, because Lord God will illuminate them. And they will reign into the ages of the ages.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years. And let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth. And it was so. And God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, also the stars. read more.
And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

Thus says LORD, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar. LORD of hosts is his name.

in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, in order for the light of the good-news of the glory of the Christ (who is a likeness of God) not to shine forth to them.

But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for an acquired possession, so that ye might broadly proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, Thou shall no more go out with us to battle, that thou not quench the lamp of Israel.

[he shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, [when] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.

Light is sown for the righteous man, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Giving thanks to the Father who made us qualified for the share of the portion of the sanctified in light.

The light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye is sound, thy whole body will be bright.

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news make the bones fat.

who alone has immortality, dwelling in irreproachable light, whom no man has seen, nor can see, to whom is honor and eternal dominion. Truly.

who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,

He sings before men, and says, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me. He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall behold the light. Lo, all these things God works twice, [yea] thrice, with a man, read more.
to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

How precious is thy loving kindness, O God, and the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and thou will make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life. In thy light we shall see light.

I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create evil. I am LORD who does all these things.

Because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who shone in our hearts for an enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.

And God said, Let there be light, and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and having become trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas.

Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.

But all things exposed are revealed by the light, for everything that is seen is light.

But he who does the truth comes to the light, so that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God.

LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

that the suffering Christ, since first from a resurrection of the dead, is going to proclaim light to our people and to the nations.

[he shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, [when] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.

His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create evil. I am LORD who does all these things.

And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.

Ye are the light of the world. A city setting on a hill cannot be hid,

That man was the lamp that burns and shines, and ye were willing to rejoice for an hour in his light.

Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place of it that thou should take it to the bound of it, and that thou should discern the paths to the house of it?

By what way is the light divided, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? LORD is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?

For with thee is the fountain of life. In thy light we shall see light.

The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. And in the night he is as a thief.

And they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea. And if [a man] looks to the land, behold, darkness [and] distress, and the light is darkened in the clouds of it.

Many there are who say, Who will show us good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of LORD.

And on going, it came to pass for him to approach Damascus. And suddenly there shone around him a light out of heaven.

at midday, O king, I saw on the road a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, which shone around me and those who went with me.

Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom does his light not arise?

Behold, he spreads his light around him, and he covers the bottom of the sea.

Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows me would, no, not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.

And Jesus cried out and said, He who believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me. And he who sees me sees him who sent me. I have come a light into the world, so that every man who believes in me may not remain in the darkness.

It is time for LORD to work. They have made void thy law. Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold. Therefore I esteem all precepts concerning all [things] to be right. I hate every FALSE way. read more.
Thy testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them. The opening of thy words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as far as light excels darkness.

Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

And on going, it came to pass for him to approach Damascus. And suddenly there shone around him a light out of heaven.

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news make the bones fat.

Arise, shine, for thy light has come, and the glory of LORD has risen upon thee. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples. But LORD will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.

The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment that ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that ye heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write to you, which is TRUE in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the TRUE light now shines. He who claims to be in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now. read more.
He who loves his brother abides in the light, and no cause of stumbling is in him.

The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

And no man, having lit a lamp, puts it in a concealed place, nor under the bushel, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter in may see the light. The lamp of thy body is the eye. Therefore, when thine eye is sound, thy whole body is also bright, but when it is bad, thy body is also dark. Watch therefore the light in thee not be darkness. read more.
If therefore thy whole body is bright, not having any part dark, the whole will be bright, as when the lamp illuminates thee by the radiance.

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

For every man who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, so that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God.

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who put darkness for light, and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

And God saw the light, that it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness.

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. The light shall be dark in his tent, and his lamp above him shall be put out.

And this is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Every good gift and every perfect endowment is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation nor shadow of turning.

And now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them.

For every man who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed.

But he who does the truth comes to the light, so that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God.

For every man who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed.

The sun shall no more be thy light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to thee, but LORD will be to thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? LORD is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?

Rejoice not against me, O my enemy. When I fall, I shall arise. When I sit in darkness, LORD will be a light to me.

LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

For LORD God is a sun and a shield. LORD will give grace and glory. He will withhold no good thing from those who walk uprightly.

And this is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

And there will be no night there, and they have no need of a lamp and the light of sun, because Lord God will illuminate them. And they will reign into the ages of the ages.

LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? LORD is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?

so that ye may become blameless and pure children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.

For ye were once darkness, but now light in Lord. Walk as children of light

Ye are the light of the world. A city setting on a hill cannot be hid,

For Zion's sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns.

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD, but let those who love him be as the sun when he goes forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

and if thou draw out thy soul to a hungry man, and satisfy an afflicted soul, then thy light shall rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday.

But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for an acquired possession, so that ye might broadly proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

to open their eyes to turn about from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, for them to receive remission of sins and a lot among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.

For with thee is the fountain of life. In thy light we shall see light.

For thou are my lamp, O LORD. And LORD will lighten my darkness.

And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their deeds were evil.

Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, testifying of their conscience, and their thoughts amidst each other accusing or also defending them

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, both his eternal power and divinity, for them to be without excuse.

He was the TRUE light coming into the world that enlightens every man.