58 Bible Verses about Light
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And all things refuted, by light are made manifest: for everything made manifest is light.
Ye are all sons of light, and sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness.
And the Lord praised the steward of injustice, because he did wisely: for the sons of this life are wiser than the children of light in their generation.
The path of the just as the light shining, going and shining even to the day prepared.
By the word of Jehovah the heavens were made, and by the spirit of his mouth all their army. He heaped up the waters of the sea as a mound: he gave the depths into storehouses. All the earth shall fear from Jehovah: and of him shall all dwelling in the habitable globe be afraid.read more.
For he said, and it shall be; he commanded, and it will stand.
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours of the day.? If any walk in the day, he stumbles not, for he sees the light of this world.
Be not unequally yoked together with the unbelieving: for what participation to justice and iniquity and what communion to light with darkness?
So let your light shine before men, that they see your good works, and praise your Father, him in the heavens.
But he doing the truth comes to the light, that his works might be manifested, that they are wrought in God.
Thy word a lamp to my feet, and a light to my beaten path.
The light of the body is the eye; when therefore thine eye be plain, also thy whole body is clear: and when it be evil, also thy body dark.
And the light is sweet, and good to the eyes to see the sun:
And the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such is no law.
And he shall announce to thee hidden things of wisdom, for they are the double for understanding. And know thou that God will set to thee from thine iniquity.
And the brightness will be as the light; horns to him from his hand; and he set the hiding of his strength.
For thou wilt enlighten my lamp Jehovah my God will give light to my darkness.
And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:
Thou shalt not rejoice against me, O mine enemy: if I fell I arose: if I shall sit in darkness, Jehovah a light to me.
I have come a light into the world, that every one believing in me should not remain in darkness.
To the law and to the testimony if they will not speak according to this word, because no morning is in them.
For the command is a lamp, and the law a light; and the way of life the reproof of instruction:
Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on the garments of thy glory, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for the uncircumcised shall no more add to come into thee, and the unclean. Shake thyself from dust: arise, sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, thou captive daughter of Zion.
And he acknowledged, and denied not; and he acknowledged, That I am not the Christ.
The sun shall be no more to thee for light by day, and for brightness the moon shall not shine to thee: and Jehovah was to thee for an eternal light, and thy God for thy glory.
Again therefore Jesus spake to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he following me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
And as the light of the morning the sun will rise: the morning not dense; from the shining of the rain bringing forth herbage from the earth.
And art persuaded thou thyself to be a guide of the blind, a light of them in darkness,
For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:
And this is the judgment, that light has come into the world, and men rather loved darkness than light, for their works were evil.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And light shines in darkness; and darkness comprehended it not. A man was sent from God, the name to him John.read more.
This came for testimony, that he might testify concerning the Light, that all might believe through him. He was not that Light, but that he might testify for the Light. The Light was true, which enlightens every man coming into the world.
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Church » Light » Love for
So longing for you, we are contented to impart to you, not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because ye are dearly beloved to us.
We know that we have passed from death to life, for we love the brethren. He not loving the brother remains in death.
Having purified your souls in the hearing of the truth by the Spirit to unfeigned brotherly love, out of pure hearts love ye one another cordially:
Therefore, my brethren, dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand ye in the Lord, dearly beloved.
Church » Light » Reflected from believers
That ye be complete and pure, children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world;
For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:
For sake of Zion I will not be silent, and for sake of Jerusalem I will not rest till its justice shall go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a flame shall burn.
So shall all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: And those loving him, as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land will rest forty years.
God » Is declared to be » Light
Every good donation and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom not one change, or shadow of turning.
And this is the message which we have heard from him, and we announce to you, that God is light, and no darkness is in him.
The sun shall be no more to thee for light by day, and for brightness the moon shall not shine to thee: and Jehovah was to thee for an eternal light, and thy God for thy glory.
Jesus Christ » Names of » Light
Again therefore Jesus spake to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he following me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Light » Who is a light
Then said Jesus to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have light, lest darkness overtake you: and he walking in darkness knows not where he retires. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye might be the sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and having departed, he was hid from them.
Do ye all things without murmurings and discussions: That ye be complete and pure, children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world;
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain; and he having sat down, his disciples came to him. And having opened his mouth, he taught them, saying, Happy the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens. read more.
Happy they suffering: for they shall be comforted. Happy the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Happy they hungering and thirsting for Justice: for they shall be filled. Happy the compasaionate: for they shall be commiserated. Happy the pure in heart: tor they shall see God. Happy they making peace: for they shall be called sons of God. Happy they driven out for justice: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens. Happy are ye, when they shall upbraid you, and drive you out, and say every evil word against you, lying, for my sake. Rejoice and be transported with joy; for much your reward in the heavens for so they drove out the prophets which before you. Ye are the salt of the earth: and if the salt be rendered insipid, with what shall it be salted? it is yet strong for nothing, except to be cast without, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid, set on a mountain. Neither do they burn a light, and set it under a basket, but upon a chandelier: and it shines to all in the house. So let your light shine before men, that they see your good works, and praise your Father, him in the heavens.
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as dearly beloved children; And walk ye in love, as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us a gift and sacrifice to God for a smell of sweet odor. And fornication, and all uncleanness, or overreaching, let it not be named with you, as becomes the holy; read more.
And obscenity, and silly discourse, or wit, which things concern not; but rather thankfulness. For this ye are knowing, that every fornicator, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let none lead you astray with vain words: for by these things comes the anger of God upon the sons of disobedience. Be ye not therefore partakers with them. For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:
And of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need to write to you. For ye yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so comes. For when they say, Peace and security; then sudden ruin is upon them, as anguish in her with child; and they may not escape. read more.
And ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day as a thief overtake you. Ye are all sons of light, and sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness.
Light » The lord lighting darkness
Therefore judge ye nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who also, will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of hearts: and then shall praise be to each from God.
The poor one and the man of oppressions met together: Jehovah enlightening the eyes of them both.
For thou wilt enlighten my lamp Jehovah my God will give light to my darkness.
Light » Divided into » Extraordinary or miraculous
And, behold, the messenger of the Lord stood before, and a light shone in the dwelling: and having struck Peter's side, he raised him up, saying, Arise quickly. And his chains fell off from the hands.
And it will come between the camp of Egypt and between the camp of Israel; and it will be the cloud, and the darkness, and it will make the night light: and this drew not near to this all the night
And in going, it was he drawing near to Damascus: and suddenly a light from heaven flashed with lightning around him:
Light » The lord being the creator of light
I shall form light and create darkness: making peace and creating evil: I Jehovah doing all these.
For God, having spoken light to shine out of darkness, who shone in our hearts, to the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
In the beginning God formed the heavens and the earth. And the earth was desolation and emptiness, and darkness over the face of the deep: and the spirit of God moved over the face of the waters. And God will say there shall be light, and there shall be light read more.
And God will see the light that it is good, and God will separate between the light and between the darkness. And God will call to the light day, and to the darkness he called night: and the evening shall be, and the morning shall be one day.
Light » Illustrative of » Christ the source of all wisdom
I have come a light into the world, that every one believing in me should not remain in darkness.
Again therefore Jesus spake to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he following me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Light » Illustrative of » The word of God
And we have the prophetic word more firm; which holding to, ye do well, as to a light shining in a dusty place, even till the day shine through, and the morning star spring up in your hearts:
The entrance of thy words will enlighten; causing the simple to understand.
Thy word a lamp to my feet, and a light to my beaten path.
Light » Illustrative of » Saints
That ye be complete and pure, children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world;
For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:
And the Lord praised the steward of injustice, because he did wisely: for the sons of this life are wiser than the children of light in their generation.
Light » What is light
For the command is a lamp, and the law a light; and the way of life the reproof of instruction:
And all things refuted, by light are made manifest: for everything made manifest is light.
Light » Those that walk in the light
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have communion with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from every sin.
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours of the day.? If any walk in the day, he stumbles not, for he sees the light of this world. But if any walk in the night, he stumbles, for light is not in him.
Then said Jesus to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have light, lest darkness overtake you: and he walking in darkness knows not where he retires. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye might be the sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and having departed, he was hid from them.
Light » Who the lord gives light to
Wherefore he says, Awake, who sleeping, and arise from the dead, and Christ will enlighten thee.
And there shall be no more curse: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in her; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name upon their foreheads. And night shall not be there; and they have no need of a lamp, and the light of the sun; for the Lord God shall enlighten them: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Light » Sun, moon, and stars appointed to communicate to the earth
And God will say there shall be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate between the day and between the night: and they shall be for signs and for set times, and for days and for years. And they shall be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth: and it shall be so. And God will make two great lights; the great light for the rule of the day, and the small light for the rule of the night and the stars. read more.
And God will give them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth.
Thus said Jehovah, giving the sun for light the day, the laws of the moon and the stars for a light the night., causing the sea to tremble, and its waves shall roar; Jehovah of armies his name.
Light » Illustrative of » Gospel
In whom the God of this world blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so that the enlightening of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, does not enlighten them.
And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:
Light » Illustrative of » Wise rulers
And Abishai son of Zeruiah will help for him. and he will strike the rover and kill him. Then David's men sware to him, saying, Thou shalt no more go forth with us to war, and thou shalt not quench the light of Israel.
And as the light of the morning the sun will rise: the morning not dense; from the shining of the rain bringing forth herbage from the earth.
Light » Illustrative of » Future glory of saints
Light was sown for the just one, and gladness for the upright of heart
Returning thanks to the Father, having rendered us fitting for the portion of the lot of the holy in light:
Light » Communicated to the body through the eye
The light of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be light.
From the light of the eyes the heart will rejoice: and a good report will fatten the bones.
Light » Illustrative of » Glory of God
Who only having immortality, inhabiting inaccessible light; which none of men saw, nor can see; to whom honour and might forever. Amen.
Light » Who shall see the light
He will look upon men, and he shall say, I sinned, and I perverted the right, and it was not fitting to me; Redeem my soul from passing into the pit, and my life shall look upon light Behold, all these God will work twice, thrice, with man, read more.
To turn back his soul from the pit, to enlighten with the light of the living.
How precious thy mercy, O God! and the sons of man shall put their trust in the shadow of thy wings. They shall satiate from the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt give them to drink the torrent of thy delights. For with thee the fountain of life: in thy light we shall see light
Light » Created
I shall form light and create darkness: making peace and creating evil: I Jehovah doing all these.
For God, having spoken light to shine out of darkness, who shone in our hearts, to the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
And God will say there shall be light, and there shall be light And God will see the light that it is good, and God will separate between the light and between the darkness. And God will call to the light day, and to the darkness he called night: and the evening shall be, and the morning shall be one day.
Light » Divided into » Artificial
And having asked for a light, he rushed in, and being trembling, fell before Paul and Silas,
And I destroyed from them the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of the two millstones and the light of the lamp.
Light » Illustrative of » Whatever makes manifest
And all things refuted, by light are made manifest: for everything made manifest is light.
But he doing the truth comes to the light, that his works might be manifested, that they are wrought in God.
Light » The lord showing light
God is Jehovah, and he will shine to us: make ye fast the festival with interweavings, even to the horns of the altar.
That Christ exposed to suffering, that first from the rising of the dead, he is about to announce light to the people, and nations.
Light » Described as » Shining
And as the light of the morning the sun will rise: the morning not dense; from the shining of the rain bringing forth herbage from the earth.
Light » Created by God
I shall form light and create darkness: making peace and creating evil: I Jehovah doing all these.
Light » Illustrative of » Ministers
He was a burning and manifest light: and ye wished to rejoice for a time in his light.
Light » The theory of, beyond man's comprehension
Where the way light shall dwell? and darkness, where its place? That thou shalt take it to its bound, and that thou shalt understand the beaten paths of its house?
Where that way the light will divide, it will scatter the east wind upon the earth?
Light » Illustrative of » Guidance of God
To David. Jehovah my light and my saviour; of whom shall I be afraid? Jehovah the strength of my life; from whom shall I tremble?
Light » Divided into » Natural
The murderer will rise by light; he will kill the poor and needy; and in the night he will be as a thief.
And they shall groan against them in that day as the groaning of the sea: and they looked to the land and, behold, straitened darkness, and the light darkened in its clouds.
Light » Illustrative of » Favor of God
Many saying, Who will cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy face, O Jehovah.
Light » Illustrative of » Glory of Christ
And in going, it was he drawing near to Damascus: and suddenly a light from heaven flashed with lightning around him:
The middle of day, I saw in the way, O king, a light from heaven, above the brilliancy of the sun, having shone around me, and those going with me.
Light » Described as » Diffusive
Is there a number to his troops? and upon whom shall not his light arise?
Light » Who shall walk in the light
Again therefore Jesus spake to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he following me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Jesus cried and said, He believing in me, believes not in me, but in him having sent me. And he seeing me, sees him having sent me. I have come a light into the world, that every one believing in me should not remain in darkness.
Light » What gives light
The time to work to Jehovah: they let go thy law. For this I loved thy commands above gold, and above fine gold. For this I made straight all thy charges, all: hated every way of falsehood. read more.
Thy testimonies are wonderful: for this my soul watched them. The entrance of thy words will enlighten; causing the simple to understand.
Light » Described as » Useful and precious
And I saw there is profit to wisdom more than to folly, as the excellence of the light above darkness.
Light » Described as » Agreeable
And the light is sweet, and good to the eyes to see the sun:
Light » Miraculous
And he was transformed before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his garments were white as the light.
And in going, it was he drawing near to Damascus: and suddenly a light from heaven flashed with lightning around him:
Light » The light of the eyes
From the light of the eyes the heart will rejoice: and a good report will fatten the bones.
Light » Illustrative of » The glory of the church
Arise,shine, for thy light has come, and the glory of Jehovah has risen upon thee. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gloom the nations: and Jehovah shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Light » Illustrative of » The path of the just
The path of the just as the light shining, going and shining even to the day prepared.
Light » The light of the righteous
The light of the just shall rejoice: and the lamp of the unjust shall be quenched.
Light » Who abides in the light
Brethren, I write no new command to you, but an old command which ye had from the beginning. The old command is the word which ye heard from the beginning. Again, I write a new command to you, which is true in him and in you: for the darkness is passed away, and the true light already shines. He saying he is in the light, and hating his brother, is in the darkness even until now. read more.
He loving his brother remains in light, and there is no stumbling-block in him.
Light » The lamp of the wicked
The light of the just shall rejoice: and the lamp of the unjust shall be quenched.
Light » The light of the body
And none, having lighted a lamp, puts in secret, neither under a bushel, but upon the chandelier, that they coming in should see the light. The light of the body is the eye; when therefore thine eye be plain, also thy whole body is clear: and when it be evil, also thy body dark. Take heed therefore lest the light in thee be darkness. read more.
If therefore thy whole body clear, not having any part dark, the whole shall be clear, as when a lamp enlightens thee with its gleam.
Light » Illustrative of » Purity of Christ
And he was transformed before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his garments were white as the light.
Light » Described as » Manifesting objects
For every one doing bad things hates the light, and he comes not to the light, lest his works should be rebuked. But he doing the truth comes to the light, that his works might be manifested, that they are wrought in God.
Light » Described as » White and pure
And he was transformed before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his garments were white as the light.
Light » Illustrative of » Wisdom of God
He uncovered deep and hidden things: he knew what in darkness, and light lodged with him.
Light » Those that put darkness for light, and light for darkness
Wo to those saying, to evil, good, and to the good, evil; putting darkness for light, and light for darkness; putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitten
Light » Separated from darkness
And God will see the light that it is good, and God will separate between the light and between the darkness.
Light » Illustrative of » The soul of man
Also the light of the unjust shall be extinguished, and the flame of his fire shall not shine; The light was darkened in his tent, and his lamp shall be extinguished for him.
Light » Illustrative of » Purity of God
And this is the message which we have heard from him, and we announce to you, that God is light, and no darkness is in him.
Light » God the only source of
Every good donation and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom not one change, or shadow of turning.
Light » Described as » Bright
Light » Who does not come to the light
For every one doing bad things hates the light, and he comes not to the light, lest his works should be rebuked.
Light » Who comes to the light
But he doing the truth comes to the light, that his works might be manifested, that they are wrought in God.
Light » Who hates the light
For every one doing bad things hates the light, and he comes not to the light, lest his works should be rebuked.
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Light
The sun shall be no more to thee for light by day, and for brightness the moon shall not shine to thee: and Jehovah was to thee for an eternal light, and thy God for thy glory.
To David. Jehovah my light and my saviour; of whom shall I be afraid? Jehovah the strength of my life; from whom shall I tremble?
Thou shalt not rejoice against me, O mine enemy: if I fell I arose: if I shall sit in darkness, Jehovah a light to me.
Spiritual » Light » God a light
God is Jehovah, and he will shine to us: make ye fast the festival with interweavings, even to the horns of the altar.
For Jehovah God a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; he will not withhold good to those going uprightly.
And this is the message which we have heard from him, and we announce to you, that God is light, and no darkness is in him.
And night shall not be there; and they have no need of a lamp, and the light of the sun; for the Lord God shall enlighten them: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
To David. Jehovah my light and my saviour; of whom shall I be afraid? Jehovah the strength of my life; from whom shall I tremble?
Spiritual » Light » Reflected from believers
That ye be complete and pure, children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world;
For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:
For sake of Zion I will not be silent, and for sake of Jerusalem I will not rest till its justice shall go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a flame shall burn.
So shall all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: And those loving him, as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land will rest forty years.
Spiritual » Light » General references to
And thou shalt give out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the humble soul; and thy light rising in darkness,, and thy thick darkness as the noon.
And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:
To open their eyes, to turn them back from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, fur them to receive remission of sins, and inheritance with the consecrated by faith in me.
Universal » Blessing, possible » Light
And this is the judgment, that light has come into the world, and men rather loved darkness than light, for their works were evil.
Which show the work of the law Written in their hearts, their consciousness testifying together, and between one another thoughts accusing or also excusing;)
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world, being understood by things made, are inspected, truly both his eternal power and divinity; so that they are inexcusable:
Topics on Light
Being A Light
Matthew 5:16So let your light shine before men, that they see your good works, and praise your Father, him in the heavens.
From Darkness To Light
Isaiah 9:2The people going in darkness saw a great light: they dwelling in the land of the shadow of death, light shone upon them.
God Dwelling In Light
1 Timothy 6:16Who only having immortality, inhabiting inaccessible light; which none of men saw, nor can see; to whom honour and might forever. Amen.
God Giving Light
Psalm 27:1To David. Jehovah my light and my saviour; of whom shall I be afraid? Jehovah the strength of my life; from whom shall I tremble?
God Is Light
1 John 1:5And this is the message which we have heard from him, and we announce to you, that God is light, and no darkness is in him.
Light And Darkness
Isaiah 45:7I shall form light and create darkness: making peace and creating evil: I Jehovah doing all these.
Light As A Symbol Of God
1 John 1:5And this is the message which we have heard from him, and we announce to you, that God is light, and no darkness is in him.
Light As A Symbol Of God's Word
Psalm 119:105Thy word a lamp to my feet, and a light to my beaten path.
Light As A Symbol Of Salvation
1 Peter 2:9And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:
Light Of God's People
Matthew 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid, set on a mountain.
Light Of Lamps
Exodus 40:25And he will raise up the lamps before Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Light, Spiritual
1 John 1:5And this is the message which we have heard from him, and we announce to you, that God is light, and no darkness is in him.
Living In The Light
Ephesians 5:8For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:
Promised Light
Job 22:28And thou shalt decide the word, and it shall be set up to thee: and the light shone upon thy ways.
Seven Lights
Exodus 25:37And make its seven lights: and raise up its lights to give light over against its face.
The Light Of Christ
John 8:12Again therefore Jesus spake to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he following me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.