Burning Candles

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? — read the full passage →

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.

And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: — read the full passage →

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. — read the full passage →

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

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.

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.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

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.

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. — read the full passage →

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.

And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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 →

If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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.

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: — read the full passage →

The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

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:

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

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:

And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

The same was in the beginning with God.

The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.

And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

I and my Father are one.

Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. — read the full passage →

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. — read the full passage →

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.

For our God is a consuming fire.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

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;