41 Bible Verses about Light

So, tenderly affected towards you, we could with pleasure have imparted to you not the gospel of God only, but our own lives also, because ye were beloved by us.

We know that we are passed out of [a state of] death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit unto fraternal affection undissembled, love each other intensely out of a pure heart:

WHEREFORE, my brethren, beloved, and very dear to me, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, O beloved.

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love ye show to all the saints;

that ye may be blameless and harmless, the children of God, inoffensive, in the midst of an untoward and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as luminaries in the world;

For ye were formerly darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid that is situated on an eminence.

Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, descending from the father of illuminations, with whom there is no variableness, nor shadow of change.

And this is the promise which we have heard from him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and that darkness in him there is none.

Then spake Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest the darkness overtake you: he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not even whither he is going. While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Jesus, and going away, concealed himself from them.

Do all things without murmurings or disputes: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the children of God, inoffensive, in the midst of an untoward and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as luminaries in the world;

THEN seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and seating himself, his disciples came to him: and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their's is the kingdom of heaven. read more.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be fed to the full. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for their's is the kingdom in heaven. Blessed are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and lying, speak every thing evil against you for my sake. Rejoice and exult; for plenteous is your reward in the heavens: for just so they persecuted the prophets who went before you. Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt become insipid, with what can it be salted? it is of no farther use for any purpose, but to be cast out, and trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid that is situated on an eminence. Neither do men burn a lamp, and set it under a bushel, but on its stand; and it sheds light on all that are in the house. Just so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

BE ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an oblation and sacrifice to God, for an odour of a sweet smell. But fornication and all impurity, or insatiable desire, let it not be mentioned among you, as becometh saints; read more.
or obscenity, or foolish talk, or loose witticisms; things which become not [a Christian], but rather thanksgiving. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, or impure person, or avaricious, who is an idolater, hath an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things, the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were formerly darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

NOW concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I should write to you: for yourselves know precisely that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction rusheth upon them, as travail on a woman with child, and they shall in no wise escape. read more.
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of day: we are not the children of night, nor of darkness.

Wherefore judge nothing before the time until the Lord come, who also will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will manifest the counsels of men's hearts; and then shall praise be given to each from God.

And, lo! an angel of the Lord stood there, and light glared through the apartment: then with a stroke on Peter's side, he roused him up, and said, Arise quickly. And his chains fell from his hands.

So advancing on his journey, he was drawing nigh to Damascus: and suddenly there shone around him a light from heaven:

For the God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, he hath shined into our hearts, to give illumination of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

I am come a light into the world, that every one who believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

Then spake Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

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

A light to give revelation to the Gentiles, and glory to thy people Israel.

And we hold the prophetic word more confirmed, to which ye do well to attend, as to a lamp shining in a dark passage, until the day dawn, and the morning-star arise upon your hearts.

that ye may be blameless and harmless, the children of God, inoffensive, in the midst of an untoward and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as luminaries in the world;

For ye were formerly darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

And the master praised the unjust steward, because he had acted providently: for the children of this world are more provident among their own generation of men, than the children of light.

But all things which are rebukeable are made manifest by the light; for it is the light, by which every thing is made manifest.

but if we walk in the light, as he is himself in the light, we have communion with each other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he doth not stumble, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light with him.

Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest the darkness overtake you: he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not even whither he is going. While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Jesus, and going away, concealed himself from them.

Wherefore he saith, "Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light."

And no accursed thing is there any more; and the throne of God and of the Lamb are in it, and his servants will pay divine worship to him. And they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads. And there shall be no night there, and they have no need of a lamp, or the light of the sun; because the Lord God illumines them: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

among whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dart its bright beams upon them.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired by purchase; that ye should publish abroad the excellencies of him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

giving thanks to God, even the Father, who hath made us meet for a portion in the inheritance of the saints in light;

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be transparent, thy whole body shall be enlightened.

who alone possesseth immortality, inhabiting light inaccessible, whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and glory eternal. Amen.

For the God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, he hath shined into our hearts, to give illumination of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Thereupon calling for a light, he rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas;

But all things which are rebukeable are made manifest by the light; for it is the light, by which every thing is made manifest.

But he who practices the truth, cometh to the light, that his actions may be evident, as being done for God.

that the Messiah should suffer, [and] that he being the first who should rise from the dead, should display light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid that is situated on an eminence.

He was a lamp glowing and luminous: and ye were pleased for a time to exult in his light.

So advancing on his journey, he was drawing nigh to Damascus: and suddenly there shone around him a light from heaven:

at midday, O king, I saw on the road a light from heaven, beyond the splendour of the sun, shining around myself and those who were travelling with me.

Then spake Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Then Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me. I am come a light into the world, that every one who believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

And he was transformed before them; and his face shone as the sun, and his garments were white as the light.

So advancing on his journey, he was drawing nigh to Damascus: and suddenly there shone around him a light from heaven:

Brethren, I write not a new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which is a true thing in him, and in you, because the darkness is past, and the true light is now shining. He who saith, that he is in the light, yet hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. read more.
He that loveth his brother is in the light, and occasion of stumbling in him there is none.

But no man lighting a lamp putteth it in a concealed place, or under a bushel, but on a stand, that they who are coming in, may see the light. The lamp of the body is the eye: when therefore thine eye is clear, thy whole body will be luminous, but if it be vitiated, thy whole body will be darkened. Let it be thy aim then, that the light which is in thee do not become darkness. read more.
If then thy whole body be illuminated, not having any dark part, it will be wholly luminous, as a lamp by its brightness diffuseth light.

And he was transformed before them; and his face shone as the sun, and his garments were white as the light.

For every one whose practices are foul hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his actions may not be brought to conviction. But he who practices the truth, cometh to the light, that his actions may be evident, as being done for God.

And he was transformed before them; and his face shone as the sun, and his garments were white as the light.

And this is the promise which we have heard from him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and that darkness in him there is none.

Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, descending from the father of illuminations, with whom there is no variableness, nor shadow of change.

For every one whose practices are foul hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his actions may not be brought to conviction.

But he who practices the truth, cometh to the light, that his actions may be evident, as being done for God.

For every one whose practices are foul hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his actions may not be brought to conviction.

And this is the promise which we have heard from him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and that darkness in him there is none.

And there shall be no night there, and they have no need of a lamp, or the light of the sun; because the Lord God illumines them: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

that ye may be blameless and harmless, the children of God, inoffensive, in the midst of an untoward and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as luminaries in the world;

For ye were formerly darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid that is situated on an eminence.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired by purchase; that ye should publish abroad the excellencies of him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

to open their eyes, to convert them from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance with those who are sanctified by faith which is in me.

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

which exhibit the practice of the law written on their hearts, their conscience also bearing its testimony, and their mutual reasonings at intervals bringing accusations or forming excuses;)

For from the creation of the world his invisible perfections, discoverable in the works that are made, are clearly seen, even his eternal power and deity; so that they are inexcusable:

He was that true Light, which illumines every man by his coming into the world.