58 Bible Verses about Light

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

we -- we have known that we have passed out of the death to the life, because we love the brethren; he who is not loving the brother doth remain in the death.

Your souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly,

So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand ye in the Lord, beloved.

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that is to all the saints,

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,

'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;

For Zion's sake I am not silent, And for Jerusalem's sake I do not rest, Till her righteousness go out as brightness, And her salvation, as a torch that burneth.

So do all Thine enemies perish, O Jehovah, And those loving Him are As the going out of the sun in its might!' and the land resteth forty years.

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;

To thee no more is the sun for a light by day, And for brightness the moon giveth not light to thee, And Jehovah hath become to thee A light age-during, and thy God thy beauty.

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Yet a little time is the light with you; walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he who is walking in the darkness hath not known where he goeth; while ye have the light, believe in the light, that sons of light ye may become.' These things spake Jesus, and having gone away, he was hid from them,

All things do without murmurings and reasonings, that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying: Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens. read more.
Happy the mourning -- because they shall be comforted. Happy the meek -- because they shall inherit the land. Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness -- because they shall be filled. Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness. Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God. Happy the peacemakers -- because they shall be called Sons of God. Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens. Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake -- rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you. 'Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men. 'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid; nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house; so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell, and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; read more.
also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, -- the things not fit -- but rather thanksgiving; for this ye know, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, hath no inheritance in the reign of the Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience, become not, then, partakers with them, for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,

And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you, for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come, for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail doth her who is with child, and they shall not escape; read more.
and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief; all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,

so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.

The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.

For Thou -- Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

For Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.

and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the buildings, and having smitten Peter on the side, he raised him up, saying, 'Rise in haste,' and his chains fell from off his hands.

and cometh in between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel, and the cloud and the darkness are, and he enlighteneth the night, and the one hath not drawn near unto the other all the night.

And leadeth them with a cloud by day, And all the night with a light of fire.

And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

Forming light, and preparing darkness, Making peace, and preparing evil, I am Jehovah, doing all these things.'

because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness is on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters, and God saith, 'Let light be;' and light is. read more.
And God seeth the light that it is good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness, and God calleth to the light 'Day,' and to the darkness He hath called 'Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day one.

I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me -- in the darkness may not remain;

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

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

a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'

And we have more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise -- in your hearts;

The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.

Nun. A lamp to my foot is Thy word, And a light to my path.

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,

'And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.

The breath of man is a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.

For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,

and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light -- we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;

Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day? if any one may walk in the day, he doth not stumble, because the light of this world he doth see; and if any one may walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.'

Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Yet a little time is the light with you; walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he who is walking in the darkness hath not known where he goeth; while ye have the light, believe in the light, that sons of light ye may become.' These things spake Jesus, and having gone away, he was hid from them,

wherefore he saith, 'Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'

and any curse there shall not be any more, and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him, and they shall see His face, and His name is upon their foreheads, and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign -- to the ages of the ages.

And God saith, 'Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years, and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:' and it is so. And God maketh the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary -- and the stars -- for the rule of the night; read more.
and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

Thus said Jehovah, Who is giving the sun for a light by day, The statutes of moon and stars for a light by night, Quieting the sea when its billows roar, Jehovah of Hosts is His name:

in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;

and ye are a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

and Abishai son of Zeruiah giveth help to him, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death; then swear the men of David to him, saying, 'Thou dost not go out again with us to battle, nor quench the lamp of Israel.'

And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sun -- no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!

Light is sown for the righteous, And for the upright of heart -- joy.

Giving thanks to the Father who did make us meet for the participation of the inheritance of the saints in the light,

'The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enlightened,

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.

who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom is honour and might age-during! Amen.

Covering himself with light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,

He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me. He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.' Lo, all these doth God work, Twice -- thrice with man, read more.
To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.

How precious is Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust. They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink. For with Thee is a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.

Forming light, and preparing darkness, Making peace, and preparing evil, I am Jehovah, doing all these things.'

because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

and God saith, 'Let light be;' and light is. And God seeth the light that it is good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness, and God calleth to the light 'Day,' and to the darkness He hath called 'Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning -- day one.

And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,

And I have destroyed from them the voice of rejoicing, and the voice of joy, voice of bridegroom and voice of bride, noise of millstones, and the light of lamps.

and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;

but he who is doing the truth doth come to the light, that his works may be manifested, that in God they are having been wrought.'

God is Jehovah, and He giveth to us light, Direct ye the festal-sacrifice with cords, Unto the horns of the altar.

that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.'

And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sun -- no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!

His sneezings cause light to shine, And his eyes are as the eyelids of the dawn.

Forming light, and preparing darkness, Making peace, and preparing evil, I am Jehovah, doing all these things.'

and God saith, 'Let light be;' and light is.

'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;

he was the burning and shining lamp, and ye did will to be glad, for an hour, in his light.

Where is this -- the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where is this -- its place? That thou dost take it unto its boundary, And that thou dost understand The paths of its house.

Where is this, the way light is apportioned? It scattereth an east wind over the earth.

By David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?

For with Thee is a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.

At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.

And it howleth against it in that day as the howling of a sea, And it hath looked attentively to the land, And lo, darkness -- distress, And light hath been darkened by its abundance!

Many are saying, 'Who doth show us good?' Lift on us the light of Thy face, O Jehovah,

O house of Jacob, come, And we walk in the light of Jehovah.'

And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

at mid-day, I saw in the way, O king, out of heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me a light -- and those going on with me;

Is their any number to His troops? And on whom ariseth not His light?

Lo, He hath spread over it His light, And the roots of the sea He hath covered,

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

And Jesus cried and said, 'He who is believing in me, doth not believe in me, but in Him who sent me; and he who is beholding me, doth behold Him who sent me; I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me -- in the darkness may not remain;

Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law. Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold -- even fine gold. Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated! read more.
Pe. Wonderful are Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them. The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.

And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.

Sweet also is the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.

and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light,

And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.

Arise, be bright, for come hath thy light, And the honour of Jehovah hath risen on thee. For, lo, the darkness doth cover the earth, And thick darkness the peoples, And on thee rise doth Jehovah, And His honour on thee is seen. And come have nations to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.

And the path of the righteous is as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,

The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

Brethren, a new command I write not to you, but an old command, that ye had from the beginning -- the old command is the word that ye heard from the beginning; again, a new command I write to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness doth pass away, and the true light doth now shine; he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now; read more.
he who is loving his brother, in the light he doth remain, and a stumbling-block in him there is not;

The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

And no one having lighted a lamp, doth put it in a secret place, nor under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, that those coming in may behold the light. 'The lamp of the body is the eye, when then thine eye may be simple, thy whole body also is lightened; and when it may be evil, thy body also is darkened; take heed, then, lest the light that is in thee be darkness; read more.
if then thy whole body is lightened, not having any part darkened, the whole shall be lightened, as when the lamp by the brightness may give thee light.'

and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light,

for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected; but he who is doing the truth doth come to the light, that his works may be manifested, that in God they are having been wrought.'

and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light,

He is revealing deep and hidden things; He hath known what is in darkness, and light with Him hath dwelt.

Woe to those saying to evil 'good,' And to good 'evil,' Putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.

And God seeth the light that it is good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness,

Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there doth not shine a spark of his fire. The light hath been dark in his tent, And his lamp over him is extinguished.

And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it is in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.

for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;

but he who is doing the truth doth come to the light, that his works may be manifested, that in God they are having been wrought.'

for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;

To thee no more is the sun for a light by day, And for brightness the moon giveth not light to thee, And Jehovah hath become to thee A light age-during, and thy God thy beauty.

By David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?

Thou dost not rejoice over me, O mine enemy, When I have fallen, I have risen, When I sit in darkness Jehovah is a light to me.

God is Jehovah, and He giveth to us light, Direct ye the festal-sacrifice with cords, Unto the horns of the altar.

For a sun and a shield is Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;

and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign -- to the ages of the ages.

By David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,

'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;

For Zion's sake I am not silent, And for Jerusalem's sake I do not rest, Till her righteousness go out as brightness, And her salvation, as a torch that burneth.

So do all Thine enemies perish, O Jehovah, And those loving Him are As the going out of the sun in its might!' and the land resteth forty years.

And dost bring out to the hungry thy soul, And the afflicted soul dost satisfy, Then risen in the darkness hath thy light, And thy thick darkness is as noon.

and ye are a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that is toward me.

For with Thee is a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.

For Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.

'And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;

who do shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also witnessing with them, and between one another the thoughts accusing or else defending,

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead -- to their being inexcusable;

He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;