38 Bible Verses about Darkness
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And the light hath been shining in the darkness; and the darkness received it not.
And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.

For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
who rescued us from the empire of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son;
But all things, when reproved, are made manifest by the light; for whatever maketh manifest is light.
And this is the condemnation, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.
For it is God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, that shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
but if thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be in darkness. If then the light that is within thee is darkness, how great that darkness!
Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.]
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth;
for ye all are sons of light, and sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Be not strangely yoked with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? Or what communion hath light with darkness?
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in the darkness until now.
What I say to you in darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim ye upon the housetops.
The lamp of the body is thine eye. When thine eye is clear, thy whole body also is in the light; but when it is disordered, thy body also is in darkness.
to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us then throw off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light.
the sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the day of the Lord cometh, the great and notable day.
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Darkness » Spiritual
The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us then throw off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light.
but if thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be in darkness. If then the light that is within thee is darkness, how great that darkness!
For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
And the light hath been shining in the darkness; and the darkness received it not.
And this is the condemnation, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.
Darkness » Works of
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us then throw off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light.
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Darkness » Illustrative of » Heavy afflictions
Darkness » Figurative of punishment
and the angels which kept not their principality, but left their own dwellingplace, he hath kept in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day;
These are wells without water, and mists driven by a tempest; for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved.
But the sons of the kingdom will go out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing 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 the light hath been shining in the darkness; and the darkness received it not.
to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.
And this is the condemnation, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.
Darkness » Who is in darkness
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in the darkness until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him; but he that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Darkness » Those that walk in darkness
but he that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world; but if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth; because the light is not in him.
Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spoke Jesus, and went away, and hid himself from them.
This therefore I say, and charge you in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance that is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts;
And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce 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 the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth;
Darkness » Supernatural
And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land, until 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 whole moon became as blood,
Darkness » Figurative » power of darkness,
for our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the worldrulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of evil in the heavenly regions.
who rescued us from the empire of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son;
for ye all are sons of light, and sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
And the fifth poured out his vial upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
when I was daily with you in the temple, ye did not put forth your hands against me; but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Darkness » Illustrative of » The punishment of devils and wicked men
For if God spared not angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them over to chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
These are wells without water, and mists driven by a tempest; for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved.
Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Darkness » What came out of darkness
For it is God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, that shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
Darkness » Illustrative of » The power of satan
for our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the worldrulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of evil in the heavenly regions.
who rescued us from the empire of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son;
Darkness » Illustrative of » A course of sin
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
Darkness » Illustrative of » Secrecy
What I say to you in darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim ye upon the housetops.
Darkness » Miraculous » On mount sinai
For ye have not come to a mount that can be touched, and burning 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 gone on board a boat, were going over the lake to Capernaum. And darkness had overtaken them, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Darkness » Effects of » Causes us to go astray
but he that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
Darkness » Miraculous » In egypt
Darkness » Figurative » outer darkness,
But the sons of the kingdom will go out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
And cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Darkness » Who is not in darkness
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief; for ye all are sons of light, and sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Darkness » The wicked » The children of
for ye all are sons of light, and sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Darkness » Miraculous » At mount sinai
For ye have not come to a mount that can be touched, and burning with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
Darkness » What happens in the night
For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that are drunken, are drunken in the night;
Darkness » Miraculous » At the crucifixion
And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour.
And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Darkness » Miraculous » Over the land of egypt
Darkness » Casting off the works of darkness
And this, since we know the time, that it is already high time for us to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we became believers. The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us then throw off the works of darkness, and 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
And immediately after the distress of those days will the sun be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Darkness » Miraculous » At the death of Christ
And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour.
Darkness » When your body is full of darkness
The lamp of the body is thine eye. When thine eye is clear, thy whole body also is in the light; but when it is disordered, thy body also is in darkness. Take heed therefore, that the light which is within thee be not 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 will go out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing 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 thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be in darkness. If then the light that is within thee is darkness, how great 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 which we have heard from him, and announce 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 are wells without water, and mists driven by a tempest; for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved.
But the sons of the kingdom will go out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Spiritual » Crowns » Darkness
The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us then throw off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light.
but if thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be in darkness. If then the light that is within thee is darkness, how great that darkness!
For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
And the light hath been shining in the darkness; and the darkness received it not.
And this is the condemnation, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.
Topics on Darkness
Coming Out Of Darkness
Matthew 4:16the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light; and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light arose."
Darkness At The End
Matthew 24:29And immediately after the distress of those days will the sun be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Darkness During Daytime
Matthew 27:45And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour.
Darkness Of Evil
Luke 22:53when I was daily with you in the temple, ye did not put forth your hands against me; but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Darkness Of Night
John 6:17and having gone on board a boat, were going over the lake to Capernaum. And darkness had overtaken them, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Darkness, As A Symbol Of Sin
Romans 1:21Because though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful to him; but became perverse in their reasonings, and their senseless minds were darkened;
Darkness, And God's Judgment
Matthew 25:30And cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Darkness, Deliverance From
Matthew 4:16the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light; and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light arose."
darkness, natural
Hebrews 12:18-21For ye have not come to a mount that can be touched, and burning with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
From Darkness To Light
Luke 1:79to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Light And Darkness
2 Corinthians 6:14Be not strangely yoked with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? Or what communion hath light with darkness?
Outer Darkness
Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will go out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Overtaken By Darkness
Acts 13:11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou wilt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought to find some who would lead him by the hand.
Spiritual Darkness
John 11:10but if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth; because the light is not in him.
Supernatural Darkness
Matthew 27:45And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour.
The Outer Darkness
Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will go out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Walking In Darkness
John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.
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