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Light
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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.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
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.
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:
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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.
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 ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
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.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
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.
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.
For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. — read the full passage →
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
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.
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.
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
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.
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: — read the full passage →
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: — 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,
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. — read the full passage →
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
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.
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 →
Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
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.
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
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. — 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.
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 →
Do all things without murmurings and disputings: — read the full passage →
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
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.
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.
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 →
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. — read the full passage →
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
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.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
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 it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, — 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 →
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: — read the full passage →
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. — read the full passage →
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? — 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;
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
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.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
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 →
The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
The same was in the beginning with God.
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. — read the full passage →
And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. — read the full passage →
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? — read the full passage →
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
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;
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. — 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. — read the full passage →
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
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 →
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? — read the full passage →
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
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. — read the full passage →
And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. — read the full passage →
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.
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.
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 →
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