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Darkness
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And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
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.
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.
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 →
To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.
for ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light
But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.
Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both aliketo thee.
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
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 →
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
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.
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.
for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;
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:
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.
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?
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.
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 →
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.
He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. — read the full passage →
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.
but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I am Jehovah, that doeth all these things.
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.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.
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!
And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
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.
Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.
And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them.
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.
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.
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.
Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.
They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
and they shall look unto the earth, and, behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and into thick darkness they shall be driven away.
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;
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.
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;
When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
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.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night; — read the full passage →
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
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,
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 →
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? And thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved for ever.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
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.
For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
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.
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
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 →
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee. — read the full passage →
Give glory to Jehovah 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.
Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,
Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.
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:
Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:
Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. — read the full passage →
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
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.
Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought; that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth—Jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me.
When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.
The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple.
And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. — read the full passage →
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
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 →
He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.
He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light.
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.
Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
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.
But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.
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.
A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.
He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
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