38 Bible Verses about Darkness
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This then is the commission we have from him, to declare unto you, that God is light, and in him there is no darkness.
and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and partake of the inheritance of the saints, by believing on me."

you were heretofore altogether in the dark, but now being enlightned by the Lord, behave as children of light:
who has deliver'd you from the state of darkness, and has translated you into the kingdom of his beloved son.
but whatever is unjustifiable will be brought to light: and that will show them to be unjustifiable.
and this is the subject of their condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
for God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to enlighten others in the knowledge of the glory of God, which shines in the person of Jesus Christ.
take care therefore, that the light which is in thee do not become darkness.
and be not accomplices in the fruitless practices of vice; on the contrary, condemn them.
but if your eye be bad, your whole body will be dark: if therefore that, which should be light to you, be dark; how great is that darkness?
Jesus then having reassumed his discourse, said to them, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
if we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lye, and do not act sincerely:
you inherit the advantages of meridian light: we are not involv'd in the obscurity of night.
Are you not become associates with infidels? but what affinity is there between virtue and vice? and what communication has light with darkness?
he that says, he is in the light, and yet hates his brother, is still in darkness.
what I tell you in private, declare it in publick: and what is whisper'd in the ear, proclaim from the battlements of the house.
the eye is the light of the body: if therefore your eye be clear, every member of your body will have the benefit of the light: but if it be spoil'd, they must all rest in darkness.
to enlighten those, who are in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to direct our steps into the ways of peace."
the night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore throw off the habits of darkness, and be invested with the ornaments of light.
the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and illustrious day of the Lord shall come.
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Darkness » Spiritual
the night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore throw off the habits of darkness, and be invested with the ornaments of light.
but if your eye be bad, your whole body will be dark: if therefore that, which should be light to you, be dark; how great is that darkness?
you were heretofore altogether in the dark, but now being enlightned by the Lord, behave as children of light:
and this is the subject of their condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Darkness » Works of
and be not accomplices in the fruitless practices of vice; on the contrary, condemn them.
the night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore throw off the habits of darkness, and be invested with the ornaments of light.
for every one that doth evil, hateth the light, and shunneth the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Darkness » Illustrative of » Heavy afflictions
Darkness » Figurative of punishment
and the angels which kept not their original dignity, but deserted their proper abode, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, to the judgment of the great day.
These are wells without water; clouds agitated with a tempest, who are consigned to the obscurity of eternal darkness.
but the heirs to the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness without: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
then said the king to the servants, bind him hand and foot, take him away, and turn him out in the dark: 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
and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and partake of the inheritance of the saints, by believing on me."
and this is the subject of their condemnation, that light is 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 yet hates his brother, is still in darkness. he that loves his brother, abides in the light, and will be secure from stumbling. but he that hates his brother, is in darkness, he walks in darkness, and knows not whither he is going, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Darkness » Those that walk in darkness
but he that hates his brother, is in darkness, he walks in darkness, and knows not whither he is going, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Jesus answered, are there not twelve hours in the day? he that travels by day does not stumble, because he has the light of this world to see by. but if a man travels by night he stumbles, because there is no light for him.
Jesus answer'd them, yet a little while is the light with you: walk while ye have the light, lest darkness surprize you: for he that walketh in darkness, does not know whither he goes. while ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. after having said these things, Jesus retir'd, and conceal'd himself from them.
This I say therefore, and conjure you by the Lord not to live for the future as other Gentiles do, in the vanity of their minds, which are overspread with darkness, and averse to a religious life, thro' their innate ignorance and obduracy:
This then is the commission we have from him, to declare unto you, that God is light, and in him there is no darkness. if we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lye, and do not act sincerely:
Darkness » Supernatural
Now from the sixth hour to the ninth, the whole land was cover'd with darkness.
And when I beheld the opening of the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake: the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; the stars
Darkness » Figurative » power of darkness,
for our conflict is not barely with men, but with principalities, with potentates, with the princes of darkness, with wicked aereal spirits.
who has deliver'd you from the state of darkness, and has translated you into the kingdom of his beloved son.
you inherit the advantages of meridian light: we are not involv'd in the obscurity of night.
And the FIFTH angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness, and they gnawed their tongues for pain.
I was daily with you in the temple, and you never offer'd to seize me: but now you have your hour, and the prince of darkness his day.
Darkness » Illustrative of » The punishment of devils and wicked men
for since God did not spare the angels, who had sinned, but having precipitated them to hell, confin'd them to chains of darkness, where they are reserv'd for judgment:
These are wells without water; clouds agitated with a tempest, who are consigned to the obscurity of eternal darkness.
then said the king to the servants, bind him hand and foot, take him away, and turn him out in the dark: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Darkness » What came out of darkness
for God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to enlighten others in the knowledge of the glory of God, which shines in the person of Jesus Christ.
Darkness » Illustrative of » The power of satan
for our conflict is not barely with men, but with principalities, with potentates, with the princes of darkness, with wicked aereal spirits.
who has deliver'd you from the state of darkness, and has translated you into the kingdom of his beloved son.
Darkness » Illustrative of » A course of sin
and be not accomplices in the fruitless practices of vice; on the contrary, condemn them.
Darkness » Illustrative of » Secrecy
what I tell you in private, declare it in publick: and what is whisper'd in the ear, proclaim from the battlements of the house.
Darkness » Miraculous » On mount sinai
You do not approach to any thing corporeal, to scorching fire, to smoak, 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
they cross'd the sea to Capernaum: now when it was dark, Jesus was not come to them:
Darkness » Effects of » Causes us to go astray
but he that hates his brother, is in darkness, he walks in darkness, and knows not whither he is going, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Jesus answer'd them, yet a little while is the light with you: walk while ye have the light, lest darkness surprize you: for he that walketh in darkness, does not know whither he goes.
Darkness » Miraculous » In egypt
Darkness » Figurative » outer darkness,
but the heirs to the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness without: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
then said the king to the servants, bind him hand and foot, take him away, and turn him out in the dark: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
take then that worthless fellow, turn him out in the dark, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Darkness » Who is not in darkness
but you, my brethren, are too well inform'd to be surpriz'd by that day, as by a thief. you inherit the advantages of meridian light: we are not involv'd in the obscurity of night.
Darkness » The wicked » The children of
you inherit the advantages of meridian light: we are not involv'd in the obscurity of night.
Darkness » Miraculous » At mount sinai
You do not approach to any thing corporeal, to scorching fire, to smoak, darkness, and tempest,
Darkness » What happens in the night
they that are sober take their rest in the night, whilst they that are sots, are drunk in the night:
Darkness » Miraculous » At the crucifixion
Now from the sixth hour to the ninth, the whole land was cover'd with darkness.
Now from the sixth hour the whole land was cover'd with darkness until the ninth hour.
Darkness » Miraculous » Over the land of egypt
Darkness » Casting off the works of darkness
Consider likewise the present season, that now it is high time to rouse out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed. the night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore throw off the habits of darkness, and be invested with the ornaments 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 tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkned, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
Darkness » Miraculous » At the death of Christ
Now from the sixth hour to the ninth, the whole land was cover'd with darkness.
Darkness » When your body is full of darkness
the eye is the light of the body: if therefore your eye be clear, every member of your body will have the benefit of the light: but if it be spoil'd, they must all rest in darkness. take care therefore, that the light which is in thee do not become darkness.
Darkness » What is as darkness
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » That may be felt
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Outer or extreme
but the heirs to the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness 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 bad, your whole body will be dark: if therefore that, which should be light to you, be dark; 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
This then is the commission we have from him, to declare unto you, that God is light, and in him there is no darkness.
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 are wells without water; clouds agitated with a tempest, who are consigned to the obscurity of eternal darkness.
but the heirs to the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness without: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Spiritual » Crowns » Darkness
the night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore throw off the habits of darkness, and be invested with the ornaments of light.
but if your eye be bad, your whole body will be dark: if therefore that, which should be light to you, be dark; how great is that darkness?
you were heretofore altogether in the dark, but now being enlightned by the Lord, behave as children of light:
and this is the subject of their condemnation, that light is 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 which sat in darkness, saw a great light: and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up."
Darkness At The End
Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkned, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
Darkness During Daytime
Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour to the ninth, the whole land was cover'd with darkness.
Darkness Of Evil
Luke 22:53I was daily with you in the temple, and you never offer'd to seize me: but now you have your hour, and the prince of darkness his day.
Darkness Of Night
John 6:17they cross'd the sea to Capernaum: now when it was dark, Jesus was not come to them:
Darkness, As A Symbol Of Sin
Romans 1:21because when they knew God, they did not with gratitude glorify him as God, but their reasoning became extravagance, and their minds, void of judgment, were involv'd in darkness.
Darkness, And God's Judgment
Matthew 25:30take then that worthless fellow, turn him out in the dark, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Darkness, Deliverance From
Matthew 4:16the people which sat in darkness, saw a great light: and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up."
darkness, natural
Hebrews 12:18-21You do not approach to any thing corporeal, to scorching fire, to smoak, darkness, and tempest,
From Darkness To Light
Luke 1:79to enlighten those, who are in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to direct our steps into the ways of peace."
Light And Darkness
2 Corinthians 6:14Are you not become associates with infidels? but what affinity is there between virtue and vice? and what communication has light with darkness?
Outer Darkness
Matthew 8:12but the heirs to the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness without: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Overtaken By Darkness
Acts 13:11his hand is falling upon thee, thou shalt be blind, and not see the sun for some time." immediately his eyes were covered with obscurity and darkness; so that he grop'd about for somebody to lead him by the hand.
Spiritual Darkness
John 11:10but if a man travels by night he stumbles, because there is no light for him.
Supernatural Darkness
Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour to the ninth, the whole land was cover'd with darkness.
The Outer Darkness
Matthew 8:12but the heirs to the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness without: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Walking In Darkness
John 3:19and this is the subject of their condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
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