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Darkness

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John 1:5

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

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

John 8:12

Again therefore Jesus spake unto 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.

1 John 1:5–7

And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. — read the full passage →

Luke 1:79

To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.

Ephesians 5:8

for ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light

John 11:10

But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.

Colossians 1:13

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

John 3:19–21

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. — read the full passage →

Ephesians 6:12

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

1 John 1:5

And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1 Thessalonians 5:5

for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;

1 Peter 2:9

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Matthew 4:16

The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up.

Ephesians 5:11

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

2 Corinthians 6:14

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

2 Corinthians 4:6

Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

1 John 2:8–11

Again, a new commandment write I unto you, which thing is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shineth. — read the full passage →

John 3:19

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

Romans 13:12

The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Matthew 8:12

but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

1 John 1:6

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

Luke 12:3

Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Matthew 6:23

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness!

Matthew 25:30

And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Romans 1:21

because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.

Matthew 22:13

Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

John 12:46

I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.

John 12:35

Jesus therefore said unto them, Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness overtake you not: and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

Matthew 5:16

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

2 Peter 2:4

For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

2 Corinthians 4:4

in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.

John 9:5

When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

Revelation 9:2

And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

Mark 15:33

And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Matthew 6:22

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

Revelation 16:10

And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was darkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

John 3:19–20

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. — read the full passage →

Jude 1:13

wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved for ever.

1 John 2:11

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.

Hebrews 12:18

For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

Luke 22:53

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

Matthew 27:45

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

Matthew 6:22–23

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. — read the full passage →

Ephesians 5:14

Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.

Matthew 24:29

But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

1 John 2:9

He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.

1 Thessalonians 5:4

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:

Matthew 5:14–16

Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. — read the full passage →

James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

John 12:35–36

Jesus therefore said unto them, Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness overtake you not: and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. — read the full passage →

Revelation 8:12

And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; that the third part of them should be darkened, and the day should not shine for the third part of it, and the night in like manner.

John 12:36

While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them.

John 3:21

But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.

Mark 13:24

But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

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