38 Bible Verses about Darkness

The night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

for once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

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

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead expose them.

The night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

For every one who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

And the angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, he has kept in eternal chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day,

These are springs without water and mists driven by a storm; for them the blackest darkness has been reserved.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

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

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness still. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But he who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."

Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." When Jesus had said this, he departed and hid himself from them.

Now this I affirm and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds, they are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to the hardness of their heart;

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth.

Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.

I looked when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,

For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness.

The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness; men gnawed their tongues in agony

When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;

These are springs without water and mists driven by a storm; for them the blackest darkness has been reserved.

Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

For it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead expose them.

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind,

got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

But you, brethren, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness.

For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness.

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind,

For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.

And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

And do this, knowing the hour, that now it is full time for you to wake from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness. Therefore be careful that the light in you is not darkness.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all.

These are springs without water and mists driven by a storm; for them the blackest darkness has been reserved.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

The night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

for once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

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