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Being A Light
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Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. — read the full passage →
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; — read the full passage →
I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. — read the full passage →
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. — read the full passage →
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings: — read the full passage →
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. — read the full passage →
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →
While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. — read the full passage →
The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: — read the full passage →
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. — read the full passage →
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. — read the full passage →
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. — read the full passage →
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →
Be not ye therefore partakers with them. — read the full passage →
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: — read the full passage →
I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. — read the full passage →
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. — read the full passage →
But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. — read the full passage →
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. — read the full passage →
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: — read the full passage →
I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: — read the full passage →
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; — read the full passage →
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? — read the full passage →
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: KJV.