'Light' in the Bible

The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.

You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.

And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.

The light of the body is the eye; if then your eye is true, all your body will be full of light.

But if your eye is evil, all your body will be dark. If then the light which is in you is dark, how dark it will be!

Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.

What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.

The crushed stem will not be broken by him; and the feebly burning light will he not put out, till he has made righteousness overcome all.

And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

His form was shining like the light, and his clothing was white as snow:

And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

And Peter had come after him at a distance, even into the house of the high priest; and he was seated with the captains, warming himself in the light of the fire.

To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

(And a sword will go through your heart;) so that the secret thoughts of men may come to light.

No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.

No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

The light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark.

So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.

Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?

And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.

For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

And a certain woman-servant, seeing him in the light of the fire, and looking at him with attention, said, This man was with him.

The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.

What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.

And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.

He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.

He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.

The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.

But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.

He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.

Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world.

But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.

Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

In so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them.

I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.

And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;

And a great light was seen shining in the room, and an angel of the Lord came to Peter and, touching him on his side so that he came out of his sleep, said, Get up quickly. And his chains came off his hands.

For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.

And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.

And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.

And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.

In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me.

To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.

That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.

In the belief that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in the dark,

The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,

Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,

Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.

Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Do not keep company with those who have not faith: for what is there in common between righteousness and evil, or between light and dark?

And it is no wonder; for even Satan himself is able to take the form of an angel of light.

And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints,

For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;

For you are all sons of light and of the day: we are not of the night or of the dark.

Do not put out the light of the Spirit;

Who only has life for ever, living in light to which no man may come near; whom no man has seen or is able to see: to whom be honour and power for ever. So be it.

But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,

As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit,

But give thought to the days after you had seen the light, when you went through a great war of troubles;

So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.

And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;

This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.

But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin.

Again, I give you a new law, which is true in him and in you; for the night is near its end and the true light is even now shining out.

He who says that he is in the light, and has hate in his heart for his brother, is still in the dark.

He who has love for his brother is in the light, and there is no cause of error in him.

So keep in mind where you were at first, and be changed in heart and do the first works; or I will come to you, and will take away your light from its place, if your hearts are not changed.

And to my eyes he was like a jasper and a sardius stone: and there was an arch of light round the high seat, like an emerald.

And at the sounding of the fourth angel, a third part of the sun, and of the moon, and of the stars was made dark, so that there was no light for a third part of the day and of the night.

And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and an arch of coloured light was round his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;

Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone of great price, a jasper stone, clear as glass:

And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.

And the nations will go in its light: and the kings of the earth will take their glory into it.

And there will be no more night; and they have no need of a light or of the shining of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light: and they will be ruling for ever and ever.