John 3:19

This is the judgment [that is, the cause for indictment, the test by which people are judged, the basis for the sentence]: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

John 1:4

In Him was life [and the power to bestow life], and the life was the Light of men.

John 8:12

Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

Isaiah 30:9-12


For this is a rebellious people, lying sons,
Sons who refuse to listen to
The law and instruction of the Lord;

Matthew 11:20-24

Then He began to denounce [the people in] the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent [and change their hearts and lives].

Luke 10:11-16

‘Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you [breaking all ties]; yet understand this, that the kingdom of God has come near [and you rejected it].’

Luke 12:47

And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip],

Luke 16:14

Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were sneering and ridiculing Him.

John 1:9-11

There it was—the true Light [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.

John 5:44

How can you believe [in Me], when you [seek and] receive glory and approval from one another, and yet you do not seek the glory and approval which comes from the one and only God?

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you [since you are part of it], but it does hate Me because I denounce it and testify that its deeds are evil.

John 7:17

If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know whether the teaching is of God or whether I speak on My own accord and by My own authority.

John 8:44-45

You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths.

John 9:39-41

Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment [to separate those who believe in Me from those who reject Me—to declare judgment on those who choose to be separated from God], so that the sightless would see, and those who see would become blind.”

John 10:26-27

But you do not believe Me [so you do not trust and follow Me] because you are not My sheep.

John 12:43

for they loved the approval of men more than the approval of God.

John 15:22-25

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have [the guilt of their] sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

Acts 24:21-26

other than for this one statement which I had shouted out as I stood among them, ‘For the resurrection of the dead I am on trial before you today.’”

Romans 1:32

Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them.

Romans 2:8

But for those who are selfishly ambitious and self-seeking and disobedient to the truth but responsive to wickedness, [there will be] wrath and indignation.

2 Corinthians 2:15-16

For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which ascends] to God, [discernible both] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

2 Thessalonians 2:12

in order that all may be judged and condemned who did not believe the truth [about their sin, and the need for salvation through Christ], but instead took pleasure in unrighteousness.

Hebrews 3:12-13

Take care, brothers and sisters, that there not be in any one of you a wicked, unbelieving heart [which refuses to trust and rely on the Lord, a heart] that turns away from the living God.

1 Peter 2:8

and,“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; for they stumble because they disobey the word [of God], and to this they [who reject Him as Savior] were also appointed.

2 Peter 3:3

First of all, know [without any doubt] that mockers will come in the last days with their mocking, following after their own human desires

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

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John 1:4
In Him was life [and the power to bestow life], and the life was the Light of men.
John 8:12
Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
John 9:39
Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment [to separate those who believe in Me from those who reject Me—to declare judgment on those who choose to be separated from God], so that the sightless would see, and those who see would become blind.”
John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have [the guilt of their] sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Matthew 11:20
Then He began to denounce [the people in] the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent [and change their hearts and lives].
Luke 10:11
‘Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you [breaking all ties]; yet understand this, that the kingdom of God has come near [and you rejected it].’
Luke 12:47
And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip],
Romans 1:32
Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them.
2 Corinthians 2:15
For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which ascends] to God, [discernible both] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;
2 Thessalonians 2:12
in order that all may be judged and condemned who did not believe the truth [about their sin, and the need for salvation through Christ], but instead took pleasure in unrighteousness.
Hebrews 3:12
Take care, brothers and sisters, that there not be in any one of you a wicked, unbelieving heart [which refuses to trust and rely on the Lord, a heart] that turns away from the living God.

General references

Leviticus 11:16
the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, every species of hawk,
Matthew 13:13
This is the reason I speak to the crowds in parables: because while [having the power of] seeing they do not see, and while [having the power of] hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand and grasp [spiritual things].
Luke 10:14
However, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
Luke 14:24
For I tell you, not one of those who were invited [and declined] will taste my dinner.’”
John 1:5
The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it].
John 8:45
But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me [and continue in your unbelief].
John 16:9
about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message];