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100 Bible Verses about Being The Light Of The World

John 8:12 ESV / 860 helpful votes

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Matthew 5:14-16 ESV / 435 helpful votes

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:14 ESV / 421 helpful votes

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

1 Peter 2:9 ESV / 373 helpful votes

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

John 9:5 ESV / 372 helpful votes

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

Psalm 119:105 ESV / 332 helpful votes

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

1 John 1:5 ESV / 314 helpful votes

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Matthew 5:16 ESV / 310 helpful votes

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

John 1:5 ESV / 304 helpful votes

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Ephesians 5:8 ESV / 262 helpful votes

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light

Psalm 27:1 ESV / 258 helpful votes

Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 Corinthians 4:6 ESV / 241 helpful votes

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

John 12:35 ESV / 225 helpful votes

So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

Isaiah 42:6 ESV / 224 helpful votes

“I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations,

John 1:4 ESV / 222 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 49:6 ESV / 221 helpful votes

He says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

Acts 13:47 ESV / 215 helpful votes

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

Proverbs 6:23 ESV / 214 helpful votes

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

John 1:9 ESV / 193 helpful votes

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

John 12:36 ESV / 173 helpful votes

While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.

John 12:46 ESV / 163 helpful votes

I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.

John 3:19-21 ESV / 160 helpful votes

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”

Matthew 4:16 ESV / 148 helpful votes

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.”

John 3:19 ESV / 145 helpful votes

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

James 1:17 ESV / 142 helpful votes

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Proverbs 4:18 ESV / 137 helpful votes

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

2 Corinthians 6:14 ESV / 130 helpful votes

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

John 8:1-59 ESV / 129 helpful votes

But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” ...

Luke 8:16 ESV / 129 helpful votes

“No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.

1 John 1:7 ESV / 127 helpful votes

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

Psalm 36:9 ESV / 127 helpful votes

For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.

1 Thessalonians 5:5 ESV / 123 helpful votes

For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

Luke 2:32 ESV / 121 helpful votes

A light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”

Ephesians 5:14 ESV / 116 helpful votes

For anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

John 12:35-36 ESV / 114 helpful votes

So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.

Malachi 4:2 ESV / 113 helpful votes

But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.

Isaiah 9:2 ESV / 111 helpful votes

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.

John 14:6 ESV / 110 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Matthew 5:13-16 ESV / 110 helpful votes

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Romans 13:12 ESV / 108 helpful votes

The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 107 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Philippians 2:14-16 ESV / 104 helpful votes

Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

John 9:1-41 ESV / 103 helpful votes

As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” ...

Philippians 2:15 ESV / 102 helpful votes

That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

Genesis 1:4 ESV / 102 helpful votes

And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.

Isaiah 60:1-3 ESV / 99 helpful votes

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Psalm 119:130 ESV / 99 helpful votes

The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.

Revelation 21:23 ESV / 98 helpful votes

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Matthew 5:15 ESV / 93 helpful votes

Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.

Matthew 5:13 ESV / 93 helpful votes

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.

Psalm 18:28 ESV / 91 helpful votes

For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness.

Isaiah 60:1 ESV / 89 helpful votes

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

1 John 1:5-7 ESV / 86 helpful votes

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

Philippians 2:15-16 ESV / 86 helpful votes

That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

John 5:35 ESV / 86 helpful votes

He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

Exodus 13:21 ESV / 85 helpful votes

And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.

2 Corinthians 4:4 ESV / 84 helpful votes

In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Colossians 3:17 ESV / 82 helpful votes

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

John 3:16 ESV / 81 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 1:7 ESV / 80 helpful votes

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 75 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

John 1:8 ESV / 74 helpful votes

He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

Luke 11:34 ESV / 74 helpful votes

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness.

Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 74 helpful votes

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ...

John 8:58 ESV / 72 helpful votes

Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

John 1:1-51 ESV / 70 helpful votes

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ...

Genesis 1:3 ESV / 68 helpful votes

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Ephesians 5:8-9 ESV / 67 helpful votes

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),

Romans 12:2 ESV / 67 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

1 John 1:6 ESV / 63 helpful votes

If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

Matthew 17:2 ESV / 63 helpful votes

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

John 7:1-53 ESV / 59 helpful votes

After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. Now the Jews' Feast of Booths was at hand. So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.” For not even his brothers believed in him. ...

John 8:24 ESV / 58 helpful votes

I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”

John 8:28 ESV / 57 helpful votes

So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.

Matthew 6:22-23 ESV / 57 helpful votes

“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

John 1:4-9 ESV / 56 helpful votes

In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. ...

Acts 4:12 ESV / 55 helpful votes

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

Ephesians 5:11 ESV / 52 helpful votes

Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.

Isaiah 58:8 ESV / 48 helpful votes

Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.

Romans 13:11-14 ESV / 46 helpful votes

Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

Psalm 43:3 ESV / 46 helpful votes

Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!

Acts 26:23 ESV / 44 helpful votes

That the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”

John 12:44-46 ESV / 44 helpful votes

And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.

Proverbs 4:18-19 ESV / 44 helpful votes

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.

Isaiah 42:16 ESV / 43 helpful votes

And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.

1 Timothy 6:16 ESV / 41 helpful votes

Who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

John 1:4-5 ESV / 41 helpful votes

In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Job 24:13 ESV / 40 helpful votes

“There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths.

Ephesians 5:8-14 ESV / 38 helpful votes

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. ...

John 3:12 ESV / 36 helpful votes

If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

1 John 1:6-7 ESV / 34 helpful votes

If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

Micah 7:8 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.

Colossians 1:12 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

Romans 3:23 ESV / 32 helpful votes

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Revelation 21:24 ESV / 31 helpful votes

By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,

Revelation 21:14 ESV / 31 helpful votes

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Psalm 139:7-12 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,” ...

Jude 1:13 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.

John 8:2 ESV / 30 helpful votes

Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them.

Psalm 78:14 ESV / 30 helpful votes

In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a fiery light.

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