38 Bible Verses about Darkness
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And this is the message that we heard from him, and do declare to you: that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
in order to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.
For you were formerly darkness; but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,
But all these works, when reproved, are made manifest by the light: for every thing that makes manifest is light.
And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Because God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the person of Jesus Christ.
and do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
But if your eye be diseased, your whole body will be dark. If therefore, the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: I am the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.
You are all sons of light, and sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness.
Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? What communion has light with darkness?
He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness till now.
"What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light: and what you hear in the ear, preach on the house-tops.
The lamp of the body is the eye; when, therefore, your eye is sound, your whole body also is light; but if it be diseased, your body also is dark.
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, by guiding our feet in the way of peace.
the night is far advanced, the day draws near. Let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
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Darkness » Spiritual
the night is far advanced, the day draws near. Let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
But if your eye be diseased, your whole body will be dark. If therefore, the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
For you were formerly darkness; but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Darkness » Works of
and do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
the night is far advanced, the day draws near. Let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
For every one that does evil, hates the light, and comes not to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
Darkness » Illustrative of » Heavy afflictions
Darkness » Figurative of punishment
The angels also that kept not their own dominion, but left their proper habitation, he has reserved, in eternal chains under darkness, to the judgment of the great day.
These men are fountains without water, clouds driven by a tempest, for whom the gloom of darkness is reserved forever.
but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness that is without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Then the king said to his servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and throw him into the darkness without: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Darkness » Illustrative of » Greatness and unsearchableness of God
Darkness » Physical
Darkness » Figurative » See also the following scriptures
Darkness » Illustrative of » Ignorance and error
in order to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.
And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Darkness » Who is in darkness
He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness till now. He that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is in him no cause for offense. He that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness; and he knows not whither he goes, because darkness has blinded his eyes.
Darkness » Those that walk in darkness
He that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness; and he knows not whither he goes, because darkness has blinded his eyes.
Jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walks during the day,, he does not stumble, for he sees the light of this world. But if any one walks in the night, he stumbles, be cause there is no light in him.
Then Jesus said to them: Yet a little while is the light with you: walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you. For he that walks in the darkness knows not whither he goes. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become the sons of light. These things spoke Jesus, and he departed, and concealed himself from them.
This I say, therefore, and appeal to you solemnly in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the other Gentiles walk, in the error of their minds, darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;
And this is the message that we heard from him, and do declare to you: that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.
Darkness » Supernatural
From the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land till the ninth hour.
And I saw when he had opened the sixth seal; and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood:
Darkness » Figurative » power of darkness,
for our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the rulers of the darkness of this world, with the wicked spirits in the heavenly regions.
who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,
You are all sons of light, and sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness.
And the fifth angel poured out his cup on the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was filled with darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain;
While I was daily with you in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the authority of darkness.
Darkness » Illustrative of » The punishment of devils and wicked men
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and delivered them over to chains of darkness, to be kept for judgment;
These men are fountains without water, clouds driven by a tempest, for whom the gloom of darkness is reserved forever.
Then the king said to his servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and throw him into the darkness without: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Darkness » What came out of darkness
Because God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the person of Jesus Christ.
Darkness » Illustrative of » The power of satan
for our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the rulers of the darkness of this world, with the wicked spirits in the heavenly regions.
who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,
Darkness » Illustrative of » A course of sin
and do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
Darkness » Illustrative of » Secrecy
"What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light: and what you hear in the ear, preach on the house-tops.
Darkness » Miraculous » On mount sinai
For you have not come to a mountain that may be touched, and that burns with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest,
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Thick
Darkness » Illustrative of » The grave
Darkness » Over the face of the earth
Darkness » Created by God
Darkness » Caused by the setting of the sun
and, having entered the ship, went across the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
Darkness » Effects of » Causes us to go astray
He that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness; and he knows not whither he goes, because darkness has blinded his eyes.
Then Jesus said to them: Yet a little while is the light with you: walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you. For he that walks in the darkness knows not whither he goes.
Darkness » Miraculous » In egypt
Darkness » Figurative » outer darkness,
but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness that is without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Then the king said to his servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and throw him into the darkness without: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And cast the unprofitable servant into the darkness without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Darkness » Who is not in darkness
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light, and sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness.
Darkness » The wicked » The children of
You are all sons of light, and sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness.
Darkness » Miraculous » At mount sinai
For you have not come to a mountain that may be touched, and that burns with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest,
Darkness » What happens in the night
For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunken, are drunken in the night.
Darkness » Miraculous » At the crucifixion
From the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land till the ninth hour.
And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land, till the ninth hour.
Darkness » Miraculous » Over the land of egypt
Darkness » Casting off the works of darkness
And do this, because you know the time, that the hour has already come when we should awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed: the night is far advanced, the day draws near. Let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Darkness » Cannot hide us from God
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Gross
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Great
Darkness » Miraculous » Before the destruction of jerusalem
Immediately after the affliction of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the hosts of the heavens shall be shaken.
Darkness » Miraculous » At the death of Christ
From the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land till the ninth hour.
Darkness » When your body is full of darkness
The lamp of the body is the eye; when, therefore, your eye is sound, your whole body also is light; but if it be diseased, your body also is dark. Take heed, therefore, lest the light that is in you be darkness.
Darkness » What is as darkness
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » That may be felt
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Outer or extreme
but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness that is without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Darkness » Effects of » Causes us to stumble
Darkness » Effects of » Cannot » See » Objects
Darkness » The wicked » Being Full of
But if your eye be diseased, your whole body will be dark. If therefore, the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Darkness » The wicked » Live in
Darkness » Inexplicable nature of
Darkness » The lord creating darkness
Darkness » Those that put darkness for light, and light for darkness
Darkness » Originally covered the earth
Darkness » Separated from the light
Darkness » Called night
Darkness » The wicked » Walk in
Darkness » There being no darkness in God
And this is the message that we heard from him, and do declare to you: that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Darkness » Exhibits God's power and greatness
Darkness » Often put for night
Darkness » Illustrative of » Anything hateful
Darkness » The wicked » Perpetrate their designs in
Darkness » Illustrative of » Abstruse and deep subjects
Darkness » God creates
Darkness » Called the swaddling band of the sea
Days » A time of judgment called a day of » Darkness
intercession » Answered » Instances of » Of moses, in behalf of pharaoh » Plague » Darkness
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Darkness
Plague » Darkness
Punishment of the The Wicked » Future described as » Darkness
These men are fountains without water, clouds driven by a tempest, for whom the gloom of darkness is reserved forever.
but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness that is without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Spiritual » Crowns » Darkness
the night is far advanced, the day draws near. Let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
But if your eye be diseased, your whole body will be dark. If therefore, the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
For you were formerly darkness; but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Topics on Darkness
Coming Out Of Darkness
Matthew 4:16the people that sat in darkness saw great light; and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has risen.
Darkness At The End
Matthew 24:29Immediately after the affliction of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the hosts of the heavens shall be shaken.
Darkness During Daytime
Matthew 27:45From the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land till the ninth hour.
Darkness Of Evil
Luke 22:53While I was daily with you in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the authority of darkness.
Darkness Of Night
John 6:17and, having entered the ship, went across the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
Darkness, As A Symbol Of Sin
Romans 1:21because, when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful; but they became perverse in their reasonings, and their wicked heart was darkened;
Darkness, And God's Judgment
Matthew 25:30And cast the unprofitable servant into the darkness without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Darkness, Deliverance From
Matthew 4:16the people that sat in darkness saw great light; and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has risen.
darkness, natural
Hebrews 12:18-21For you have not come to a mountain that may be touched, and that burns with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest,
From Darkness To Light
Luke 1:79to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, by guiding our feet in the way of peace.
Light And Darkness
2 Corinthians 6:14Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? What communion has light with darkness?
Outer Darkness
Matthew 8:12but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness that is without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Overtaken By Darkness
Acts 13:11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness, and he went about and sought some to lead him by the hand.
Spiritual Darkness
John 11:10But if any one walks in the night, he stumbles, be cause there is no light in him.
Supernatural Darkness
Matthew 27:45From the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land till the ninth hour.
The Outer Darkness
Matthew 8:12but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness that is without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Walking In Darkness
John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
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