58 Bible Verses about Light

loving you so much, that we were willing to give unto you, not only the gospel of God, but even our own souls, because ye are dear unto us.

We know that we are passed from death unto life, in that we love the brethren. He that does not love his brother abides in death.

Having purified your souls in the obedience of the truth, by the Spirit, in unfeigned brotherly love, love one another with a pure heart fervently,

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the charity which ye have toward all the saints,

that ye may be blameless and innocent, children of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world,

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

Ye are the light of the world. A city set upon a mountain 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 saving health is lit as a flaming torch.

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

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness neither shadow of turning.

This then is the promise which we have heard of him and declare unto you, That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

The sun shall no longer be thy light by day; nor shall the moon give light unto thee for brightness; but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light and thy God thy glory.

Then Jesus spoke again unto them, saying, I AM the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life.

Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the Light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you; for he that walks in darkness does not know where he goes. While ye have the Light, believe in the Light that ye may be the sons of light. Jesus spoke these things and departed and hid himself from them.

Do all things without murmurings and doubts, that ye may be blameless and innocent, children of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world,

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him; and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. read more.
Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 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 sons of God. Blessed are those who suffer persecution for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in the heavens; for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its savour, with what shall it be salted? From then on it is good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city set upon a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on the lampstand, and it gives light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so 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 dear children and walk in charity even as the Christ also has loved us and has given himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour. But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be once named among you as becomes saints, read more.
neither dishonest words nor foolishness nor low jesting, which are not convenient, but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no fornicator nor unclean person nor covetous man, who is also an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Be not ye, therefore, partakers with them. For in another time ye were darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For ye know well that the day of the Lord shall come as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction shall come upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. read more.
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should take you as a thief. Ye are all the sons of light, and the sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

Therefore, judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each one have praise of God.

The poor and the usurer meet together; the LORD lightens both their eyes.

For thou wilt light my fire: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

For thou art my lamp, O LORD, and the LORD gives light unto my darkness.

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shone in the prison, and he smote Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, Arise quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it lit up the night unto Israel; and all that night the one side never came near the other.

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

And as he proceeded, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light from heaven;

I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create evil: I am the LORD that does all this.

For the God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts to bring forth the light of the knowledge of the clarity of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without order, and empty; 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 that the light was good, and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

I am come as a light into the world that whosoever believes in me should not abide in darkness.

Then Jesus spoke again unto them, saying, I AM the light of the world; he that follows 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 be revealed unto the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel.

We have also the most sure word of the prophets, unto which ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts,

The exposition of thy words gives light; it gives understanding unto the simple.

NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my way.

that ye may be blameless and innocent, children of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world,

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

And the lord commended the unjust steward because he had done discreetly; for the sons of this age are in their generation more prudent than the sons of light.

The spirit of man is the fire of the LORD, which searches the secrets of the inward parts.

For the commandment is fire, and the law is light; and reproofs of chastening are the way of life,

But all these things when they are reproved by the light are made manifest, for the light is that which manifests everything.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have communion with him in the midst of us, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son cleanses us from all sin.

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble because he sees the light of this world. But he who walks in the night stumbles because there is no light in him.

Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the Light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you; for he that walks in darkness does not know where he goes. While ye have the Light, believe in the Light that ye may be the sons of light. Jesus spoke these things and departed and hid himself from them.

Therefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

And there shall no longer be any cursed thing; but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in her; and his slaves shall serve him; and they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no lamp neither light of the sun; for the Lord God shall give them light; and they shall reign for ever and ever.

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

Thus hath the LORD said, who gives the sun for light by day, and the laws of the moon and of the stars for light by night, who divides the sea and the waves thereof roar; The LORD of the hosts is his name;

In whom the god of this age has blinded the understanding of those who do not believe, that the light of the gospel of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine in them.

But ye are the chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, that ye should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.

But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, helped David, and smote the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore unto him, saying, From now on thou shalt not go out with us to battle that thou not quench the light of Israel.

And as the light of the morning when the sun rises, of a morning shining forth without clouds, as the shining forth through light rain upon the tender grass of the earth:

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

giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us worthy to participate in the inheritance of the saints in light,

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye is sincere, thy whole body shall be full of light.

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones fat.

the only one who has immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto, whom no man has seen nor can see, to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

who dost cover thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain,

He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me; God will ransom his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. Behold, God does all these things two and three times with man, read more.
to turn back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

How excellent is thy mercy, O God! therefore the sons of Adam cover themselves in the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.

I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create evil: I am the LORD that does all this.

For the God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts to bring forth the light of the knowledge of the clarity of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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

Then he called for a light and came inside and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas

And I will cause them to lose 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 these things when they are reproved by the light are made manifest, for the light is that which manifests everything.

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

God is the LORD, who has shined on us; bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

that the Christ should suffer and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead and should show light unto this people and to the Gentiles.

And as the light of the morning when the sun rises, of a morning shining forth without clouds, as the shining forth through light rain upon the tender grass of the earth:

By his sneezings lights are lit, 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 the LORD that does all this.

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

Ye are the light of the world. A city set upon a mountain cannot be hid.

He was a burning and a shining light, and ye were willing to rejoice for one hour in his light.

Where is the way to the habitation of the light, and where is the place of the darkness? If thou shalt take it in its borders, and if thou should understand the paths to its house?

By what way is the light divided; from where is the east wind scattered upon the earth?

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

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

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

And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and if one looks unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

There are many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

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

And as he proceeded, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light from heaven;

at midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and those who journeyed with me.

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

Behold, he spreads his light upon it and covers the roots of the sea.

Then Jesus spoke again unto them, saying, I AM the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life.

But Jesus cried and said, He that believes in me, believes not in me, but in him that sent me, and he that sees me sees him that sent me. I am come as a light into the world that whosoever believes in me should not abide in darkness.

It is time for thee, O LORD, to act; for they have dissipated thy law. Therefore I have loved thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold. Therefore I have esteemed all thy precepts concerning all things to be right and I have hated every false way. read more.
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore does my soul keep them. The exposition of thy words gives light; it gives understanding unto the simple.

And I have seen 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 shined as the sun, and his raiment was as white as the light.

And as he proceeded, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light from heaven;

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones fat.

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall walk to thy light, and the kings to the brightness of thy birth.

But the path of the just is as the light of the morning star, that shines more and more until the day is perfect.

The light of the righteous shall rejoice: but the fire of the wicked shall be put out.

Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye have 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 the truth in him and in you, because the darkness is past, and the true light now shines. He that says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. read more.
He that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.

The light of the righteous shall rejoice: but the fire of the wicked shall be put out.

No one, when he has lighted a lamp, puts it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a lampstand that those who come in may see the light. The lamp of the body is the eye; therefore when thine eye is sincere, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed therefore if the light which is in thee is darkness. read more.
If thy whole body therefore is full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light as when the bright shining of a lamp doth give thee light.

and [he] was transfigured before them, and his face shined as the sun, and his raiment was as white as the light.

For every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

and [he] was transfigured before them, and his face shined as the sun, and his raiment was as white as the light.

He reveals that which is deep and hidden; he knows what is in darkness, and the light dwells with him.

Woe unto those that call evil good and good evil; that put darkness for light and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

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

The light of the wicked shall certainly be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his lamp shall be put out with him.

This then is the promise which we have heard of him and declare unto you, That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness neither shadow of turning.

Also, sometimes the clear light which is in the heavens is not seen, but the wind passes and cleanses them.

For every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

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

For every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

The sun shall no longer be thy light by day; nor shall the moon give light unto thee for brightness; but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light and thy God thy glory.

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

Do not rejoice against me, O my enemy; for if I have fallen, I shall arise; if I sit in darkness, the LORD is my light.

God is the LORD, who has shined on us; bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

For the LORD God is a sun and shield unto us; the LORD will give grace and glory; he will not withhold good from those that walk uprightly.

This then is the promise which we have heard of him and declare unto you, That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

And there shall be no night there; and they need no lamp neither light of the sun; for the Lord God shall give them light; and they shall reign for ever and ever.

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

that ye may be blameless and innocent, children of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world,

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

Ye are the light of the world. A city set upon a mountain 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 saving health is lit as a flaming torch.

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

and if thou pour out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

But ye are the chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, that ye should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.

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

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

For thou art my lamp, O LORD, and the LORD gives light unto my darkness.

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

which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, accusing and also excusing their reasonings one with another)

For the invisible things of him, his eternal power and divinity, are clearly understood by the creation of the world and by the things that are made so that there is no excuse;

That Word was the true Light, which lightens every man that comes into this world.