31 Bible Verses about enlightenment

O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling;

O thou enemy of mine, rejoice not at my fall, for I shall get up again: and though I sit in darkness, yet the LORD is my light. I will bear the punishment of the LORD - For why? I have offended him - till he sit in judgment upon my cause, and see that I have right. He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall see his righteousness.

Then spake Jesus again unto 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."

and lighten the eyes of your minds, that ye might know what thing that hope is, whereunto he hath called you, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is upon the saints,

Thou art my light, O LORD, and the LORD shall light my darkness.

But now is there a little and sudden graciousness come from the LORD our God, so that some of us are escaped: that he may give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may light our eyes, and give us a little life in our bondage.

"Oh that I were as I was in the months by past, and in the days when God preserved me; When his light shined upon my head; when I went after the same light and shining, even through the darkness.

Thou also shalt light my candle; the LORD my God shall make my darkness to be light. {TYNDALE: Thou art my light, O LORD, and the LORD shall light my darkness.}

O spread forth thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee, and thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart.

There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and a joyful gladness for such as are true hearted.

The people that have dwelt in darkness, shall see a great light. As for them that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them shall the light shine.

"I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and led thee by the hand. Therefore will I also defend thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, and to be the light of the Gentiles.

"Behold, I have made thee a light, that thou shouldest be salvation, even unto the end of the world. Kings shall see, and rulers shall stand up and shall worship, because of the LORD, which is faithful; and the holy of Israel hath chosen thee.

Up and receive light, Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is up over thee.

he openeth the deep secrets; he knoweth the thing that lieth in darkness, for the light dwelleth with him.

A light to lighten the gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel."

That was a true light, which lighteneth all men that come into the world.

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness:

For so hath the Lord commanded us, 'I have made thee a light to the gentiles, that thou be salvation unto the end of the world.'"

to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in me.'

For it is God that commanded the light to shine out of darkness, which hath shined in our hearts, for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

For it is not possible that they which were once lighted, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were become partakers of the holy ghost,

Call to remembrance the days that are passed in the which, after ye had received light, ye endured a great fight in adversities,

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a peculiar people, that ye should show the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,

When thy word goeth forth, it giveth light and understanding unto the simple.

The statutes of the LORD are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.

For the commandment is a lantern, and the law a light: yea, chastening and nurture is the way of life:

Hearken unto me, my people; and turn your ears to me, my folk. There shall a law go out from me, and my judgment will I establish to be a light unto nations.

We have also a right sure word of prophecy, whereunto if ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, ye do well; until the day dawn and the day star arise in your hearts.

At whom hath he asked counsel, to make him understand, and to learn him the way of judgment: to teach him science: and to instruct him in the way of understanding?