John 1:8-9
He was not the light; he came to testify to the light.
John 5:35
He was the lamp that burned and shone, and you were ready to be gladdened for a while by his light.
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But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.