47 Bible Verses about Darkness

The night, is far spent and, the day, hath drawn near; let us, then, cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light, -

But, if thine eye be, evil, thy whole body, shall be, in the dark; - if therefore, the light which is in thee, is, darkness, the darkness, how great!

For ye were, at one time, darkness, but, now, are ye light in the Lord, - as children of light, be walking,

And, the light, in the darkness, shineth; and, the darkness, thereof, laid not hold.

And, this, is the judgment: That, the light, hath come into the world, - and men loved, rather the darkness than the light, for, wicked, were their, works.

And be not joining in fellowship in the unfruitful works of darkness, but, rather, be even administering reproof;

The night, is far spent and, the day, hath drawn near; let us, then, cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light, -

For, whosoever doth practise corrupt things, hateth the light, and cometh not unto the light, lest his works should be reproved;

With the light, riseth the murderer, He slayeth the poor and needy, And, in the night, he becometh like a thief.

Passing through the street, near her corner, and, on the way to her house, he sauntered along; In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the midst of the night, and the gloom;

And unto the land, shall they look hard, And lo! distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, driven away!

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, nor, before my face, did the gloom form a shroud.

Risen - in darkness, is light to the upright, The gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Even all his days, are spent in darkness and mourning, - and he is very morose, and is sad and angry.

Yea he will growl at him in that day, like the growling of the sea, - Though he look hard for the land, lo! the darkness of distress, Yea the light, hath grown dark in its clouds!

Messengers also, even them who had not kept their own principality, but had forsaken their proper dwelling, unto the judgment of the great day in perpetual bonds under thick gloom, hath he reserved.

These, are fountains without water, and mists, by a tempest, driven along, - for whom, the gloom of darkness, hath been reserved;

Whereas, the sons of the kingdom, shall be cast forth into the darkness outside, - There, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Then, the king said unto the ministers, Binding him feet and hands, cast him forth into the darkness, outside: There, shall be wafting and gnashing of teeth.

Whoso revileth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.

And made of the darkness around him, pavilions, - gathering of waters, clouds of vapours.

Clouds and thick darkness, are round about him, Righteousness and justice, are the establishing of his throne.

So then the people stood afar off, and, Moses, approached unto the thick gloom, where God was.

Then he stretched out the heavens, and came down, - and, thick gloom, was under his feet;

Then, said Solomon, - Yahweh, said, that he would make his habitation in thick gloom:

Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep, - but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters,

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

That night, darkness take it, - May it not rejoice among the days of the year, Into the number of months, let it not enter.

Where then is the way, the light shall abide? And, the darkness, where then is its place?

Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, Therein, creepeth forth, Every wild beast of the forest;

Clouds and thick darkness, are round about him, Righteousness and justice, are the establishing of his throne.

Then, said Solomon, - Yahweh, said, that he would make his habitation in thick gloom:

And it came to pass on the third day, when the morning had come, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a heavy cloud upon the mount, and the sound of a horn, loud exceedingly, - and all the people who were in the camp trembled.

Then he stretched out the heavens, and came down, - and, thick gloom, was under his feet; Then he rode on a cherub, and flew, - and was seen on the wings of the wind; And made of the darkness around him, pavilions, - gathering of waters, clouds of vapours.

Then, said Solomon, - Yahweh, said, that he would make his habitation in thick gloom;

And, the light, in the darkness, shineth; and, the darkness, thereof, laid not hold.

To open their eyes; that they turn from darkness unto light, and the authority of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among them who have been made holy by the faith respecting me.

And, this, is the judgment: That, the light, hath come into the world, - and men loved, rather the darkness than the light, for, wicked, were their, works.

Let us know what we shall say to him, We cannot set in order, by reason of darkness.

For lo! darkness, covereth the earth, And, deep gloom the peoples, - But, on thee, beameth Yahweh, And, his glory, on thee is seen.

Discretion, shall watch over thee, understanding, shall preserve thee: - To rescue thee from the way of the wrongful, from the man that speaketh perverse things; From them who forsake the paths of rectitude, to walk in this ways of darkness; read more.
Who rejoice to do wrong, exult in the perversities of the wrongful; Whose paths, are twisted, and they are tortuous in their tracks:

They, have become rebels against the light, - they are not acquainted with the ways thereof, neither abide they in the paths thereof. With the light, riseth the murderer, He slayeth the poor and needy, And, in the night, he becometh like a thief. And, the eye of the adulterer, watcheth for the evening twilight, saying, Not an eye will see me! A covering for the face, he putteth on; read more.
He breaketh, in the dark, into houses, - By day, they lock themselves in, They know not the light;

As for the wise man, his eyes, are in his head, whereas, the dullard, in darkness, doth walk, - but, I myself, knew that, one destiny, happeneth to them, all.

He that saith he is, in the light, and hateth, his brother, is, in the darkness, until even now! He that loveth his brother, is abiding, in the light, and, cause of stumbling, in him, is there none. Whereas, he that hateth his brother, in the darkness, dwelleth, and in the darkness, walketh; and knoweth not whither he is drifting, because the, darkness, hath blinded his eyes.

Whereas, he that hateth his brother, in the darkness, dwelleth, and in the darkness, walketh; and knoweth not whither he is drifting, because the, darkness, hath blinded his eyes.

Jesus answered - Are there not, twelve hours, in the day? If one walk in the day, he doth no stumble, because, the light of this world, he seeth; But, if one walk in the night, he stumbleth, because, the light, is not in him.

Jesus, therefore, said unto them - Yet a little while, the light, is, among you: Walk, while ye have, the light, lest, darkness, on you should lay hold; and, he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he drifteth. While, the light, ye have, believe on the light, that, sons of light, ye may become. These things, spake Jesus, - and, departing, was hid from them.

This, therefore, am I saying and protesting in the Lord: - that, no longer, ye walk even as, the nations, walk - in the vanity of their minds, Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God - by reason of the ignorance that existeth within them, by reason of their hearts being turned into stone,

And this is the message which we have heard from him, and are reporting unto you, - that, God, is, light, and in him is, no darkness at all. If we say - We have, fellowship, with him! and, in darkness, are walking, we are dealing falsely, and not doing the truth;

So Moses stretched forth his hand over the heavens, - and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days;

He sent darkness, and made it dark, But they rebelled against his words;

Now, from the sixth hour, darkness, came upon all the land - until the ninth hour.

And I saw, when he opened the sixth seal, that a, great earthquake, took place; and, the sun, became black as sackcloth of hair, and, the full moon, became as blood,

Because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but, against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world-holders, of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenlies.

Who hath rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

For, all ye, are, sons of light, and sons of day, - we are not of night, nor of darkness:

And, the fifth, poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened, and they began to gnaw their tongues by reason of the pain, -

Daily, was I with you, in the temple, and yet ye stretched not forth your hands against me! -- But, this, is your hour, and the authority of darkness.

For - if, God, spared not, messengers, when they sinned, but, to pits of gloom, consigning them, in the lowest hades, delivered them up to be kept, unto judgment, -

These, are fountains without water, and mists, by a tempest, driven along, - for whom, the gloom of darkness, hath been reserved;

Then, the king said unto the ministers, Binding him feet and hands, cast him forth into the darkness, outside: There, shall be wafting and gnashing of teeth.

Because, the God who said - Out of darkness, light shall shine! is he who hath shone in our hearts, in proportion to the radiance of the glorious knowledge of God, in the face of Christ.

Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep, - but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters, And God said - Light, be, And light was.

Because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but, against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world-holders, of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenlies.

Who hath rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

And be not joining in fellowship in the unfruitful works of darkness, but, rather, be even administering reproof;

From them who forsake the paths of rectitude, to walk in this ways of darkness;

What I am saying to you in the darkness, tell ye in the light, - and, what whispered into the ear ye are hearing, proclaim ye on the housetops.

Not in secret, have I spoken In a place of the earth that is dark, - I have not said unto the seed of Jacob, In a waste, seek ye me, - I, am Yahweh, Speaking the thing that is right, Declaring the things that are just.

And it came to pass on the third day, when the morning had come, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a heavy cloud upon the mount, and the sound of a horn, loud exceedingly, - and all the people who were in the camp trembled.

For ye have not approached - unto, a searching and scorching fire, and gloom, and mist, and tempest,

A day of obscurity and deep gloom, a day of cloud, and thick darkness, as dusk, spread over the mountains, - a people, many and bold, like whom, hath not been from age-past times, and, after whom, shall not be again unto the years of generation after generation.

These words, spake Yahweh unto all the convocation of you in the mount out of the midst of the fire the cloud and the thick gloom, a loud voice, and added not, - and he wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me.

The feet of his loving ones, he doth guard, But, the lawless, in darkness shall be silent, - For, by strength, shall no man prevail.

Before I go, and not return, unto a land of darkness and death-shade: A land of obscurity, like thick darkness, of death-shade and disorder, and which shineth like thick darkness.

When I put a cloud as the garment thereof, and a thick cloud as the swaddling-band thereof;

Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep, - but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters,

I beheld, The earth; and lo! it was waste and wild, - The heavens also and their light was not:

Forming light and creating darkness, Making prosperity, and creating misfortune, - I - Yahweh, who doeth all these.

Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, Therein, creepeth forth, Every wild beast of the forest;

So it came to pass when, the sun, had gone in, and Ira thick darkness, had come on, that lo there was a smoking hearth and torch of fire, which passed through between these pieces.

and, entering into a boat, were going across the sea into Capernaum. And, dark, already, had it become, and, not yet, had Jesus reached them;

Whereas, he that hateth his brother, in the darkness, dwelleth, and in the darkness, walketh; and knoweth not whither he is drifting, because the, darkness, hath blinded his eyes.

Jesus, therefore, said unto them - Yet a little while, the light, is, among you: Walk, while ye have, the light, lest, darkness, on you should lay hold; and, he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he drifteth.

He sent darkness, and made it dark, But they rebelled against his words;

Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the heavens, that there may be darkness, over the land of Egypt, - and that one may feel the darkness. So Moses stretched forth his hand over the heavens, - and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days;

Whereas, the sons of the kingdom, shall be cast forth into the darkness outside, - There, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Then, the king said unto the ministers, Binding him feet and hands, cast him forth into the darkness, outside: There, shall be wafting and gnashing of teeth.

And, the unprofitable servant, cast ye forth into the darkness, outside: There, shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

But, ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that, the day, upon you, as upon thieves, should lay hold; For, all ye, are, sons of light, and sons of day, - we are not of night, nor of darkness:

For, all ye, are, sons of light, and sons of day, - we are not of night, nor of darkness:

So then the people stood afar off, and, Moses, approached unto the thick gloom, where God was.

For ye have not approached - unto, a searching and scorching fire, and gloom, and mist, and tempest,

For, they that sleep, by night, do sleep, and, they that drink, by night, do drink: -

Now, from the sixth hour, darkness, came upon all the land - until the ninth hour.

And, when it was the sixth hour, darkness, came on all the land - until the ninth hour;

Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the heavens, that there may be darkness, over the land of Egypt, - and that one may feel the darkness. So Moses stretched forth his hand over the heavens, - and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days;

And, this besides, - knowing the season - that it is an hour already for you out of sleep to be wakened; for, now, is our salvation nearer than when we believed: The night, is far spent and, the day, hath drawn near; let us, then, cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light, -

If I say, Surely, darkness, shall cover me! then, night, is light about me. Even darkness, will not conceal from thee, - but, night, like day, will shine, So is the darkness, as the light!

Give ye to Yahweh your God - glory, Before he cause darkness, and Before your feet stumble upon the twilight mountains; Lest, when ye wait for light, He turn it into the shadow of death, And change it for thick darkness.

And it came to pass when, the sun, was shout to go in. and a deep sleep, had fallen upon Abram, lo! a terror a great darkness, was falling upon him.

But, straightway after the tribulation of those days, the sun, will be darkened, and, the moon, will not give her brightness, and, the stars, will fall from heaven, - and, the powers of the heavens, will be shaken;

Now, from the sixth hour, darkness, came upon all the land - until the ninth hour.

The lamp of thy body, is thine eye: Whensoever, thine eye, may be, single, even the whole of thy body, is, lighted up; but, whensoever it may be, useless, even thy body, is darkened. Be looking to it, therefore, lest, the light that is in thee, be, darkness.

The way of the lawless, is like darkness, they know not, at what they stumble.

Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the heavens, that there may be darkness, over the land of Egypt, - and that one may feel the darkness.

Whereas, the sons of the kingdom, shall be cast forth into the darkness outside, - There, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

We grope, as blind men for a wall, Yea, as men without eyes, do we grope, - We have stumbled at broad noon as though it were twilight, In desolate places like the dead!

they saw not one another neither rose any man from his couch for three days, - but all the sons of Israel, had light in their dwellings.

But, if thine eye be, evil, thy whole body, shall be, in the dark; - if therefore, the light which is in thee, is, darkness, the darkness, how great!

The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;

Where then is the way, the light shall abide? And, the darkness, where then is its place? That thou mayest conduct it unto the bound thereof, and that thou mayest perceive the paths to its house.

Forming light and creating darkness, Making prosperity, and creating misfortune, - I - Yahweh, who doeth all these.

Alas! for them Who call evil good and good evil, - Who put darkness for light and light for darkness, Who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep, - but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters,

And God saw the light, that it was, good, and God divided the light, from the, darkness;

and God called the light, day, but the darkness, called he, night. So it was evening - and it was morning, one day.

They know not, neither can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.

And this is the message which we have heard from him, and are reporting unto you, - that, God, is, light, and in him is, no darkness at all.

Or who shut in, with double doors, the sea, when, bursting out of the womb, it came forth; When I put a cloud as the garment thereof, and a thick cloud as the swaddling-band thereof;

Of the pestilence that, in darkness, doth walk, Of the plague that layeth waste at noonday.

That day, be it darkness, - Let not God enquire after it from above, May there shine upon it no clear beam: Let darkness and death-shade buy it back, May there settle down upon it a cloud, Let a day's dark eclipse cause it terror: That night, darkness take it, - May it not rejoice among the days of the year, Into the number of months, let it not enter. read more.
Lo! that night, be it barren, Let no joyous shouting enter therein: Let day-cursers denounce it, Those skilled in rousing the dragon of the sky: Darkened be the stars of its twilight, - Let it wait for light, and there be none, neither let it see the eyelashes of the dawn:

He breaketh, in the dark, into houses, - By day, they lock themselves in, They know not the light;

An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;

Forming light and creating darkness, Making prosperity, and creating misfortune, - I - Yahweh, who doeth all these.

When I put a cloud as the garment thereof, and a thick cloud as the swaddling-band thereof;

A day of obscurity and deep gloom, a day of cloud, and thick darkness, as dusk, spread over the mountains, - a people, many and bold, like whom, hath not been from age-past times, and, after whom, shall not be again unto the years of generation after generation.

A day of indignation, - that day! day of danger and distress, day of rush, and of crash, day of obscurity, and deep gloom, day of cloud, and thick darkness;

Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the heavens, that there may be darkness, over the land of Egypt, - and that one may feel the darkness. So Moses stretched forth his hand over the heavens, - and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days; they saw not one another neither rose any man from his couch for three days, - but all the sons of Israel, had light in their dwellings.

So Moses stretched forth his hand over the heavens, - and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days;

Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the heavens, that there may be darkness, over the land of Egypt, - and that one may feel the darkness. So Moses stretched forth his hand over the heavens, - and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days; they saw not one another neither rose any man from his couch for three days, - but all the sons of Israel, had light in their dwellings.

These, are fountains without water, and mists, by a tempest, driven along, - for whom, the gloom of darkness, hath been reserved;

Whereas, the sons of the kingdom, shall be cast forth into the darkness outside, - There, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

The night, is far spent and, the day, hath drawn near; let us, then, cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light, -

But, if thine eye be, evil, thy whole body, shall be, in the dark; - if therefore, the light which is in thee, is, darkness, the darkness, how great!

For ye were, at one time, darkness, but, now, are ye light in the Lord, - as children of light, be walking,

And, the light, in the darkness, shineth; and, the darkness, thereof, laid not hold.

And, this, is the judgment: That, the light, hath come into the world, - and men loved, rather the darkness than the light, for, wicked, were their, works.