What Does the Bible Say About Light In The Darkness?

John 8:12 ESV / 18 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 / 17 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.

John 12:46 ESV / 12 helpful votes

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

Psalm 112:4 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.

John 1:5 ESV / 11 helpful votes

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

Ephesians 5:8 ESV / 10 helpful votes

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

John 3:19-21 ESV / 9 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.”

1 John 1:5-7 ESV / 8 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.

John 3:19 ESV / 7 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.

John 1:9 ESV / 7 helpful votes

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

Psalm 18:28 ESV / 7 helpful votes

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

2 Peter 1:19 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,

2 Corinthians 4:6 ESV / 6 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 / 6 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.

John 1:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

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

Matthew 5:16 ESV / 6 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.

Matthew 4:16 ESV / 6 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.”

Micah 7:8 ESV / 6 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.

Daniel 12:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

Psalm 139:11-12 ESV / 6 helpful votes

If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,” even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you.

1 John 1:5 ESV / 5 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.

Ephesians 5:13-14 ESV / 5 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 60:1-3 ESV / 5 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.

Isaiah 9:2 ESV / 5 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.

Proverbs 4:19 ESV / 5 helpful votes

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.

Psalm 119:105 ESV / 5 helpful votes

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

Psalm 27:1 ESV / 5 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?

1 John 2:8-11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 ESV / 4 helpful votes

But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

Acts 13:47 ESV / 4 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.’”

John 12:35-36 ESV / 4 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.

John 1:1-51 ESV / 4 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. ...

Matthew 5:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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

Psalm 119:130 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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

Psalm 43:3 ESV / 4 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!

1 John 1:1-10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. 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. ...

1 Peter 2:9 ESV / 3 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.

2 Corinthians 4:1-18 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 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. For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. ...

2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

Acts 26:18 ESV / 3 helpful votes

To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ...

41 Bible Verses about Light In The Darkness

John 8:12 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:14-16 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 12:46 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 112:4 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:5 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:8 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:19-21 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:5-7 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:19 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:9 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 18:28 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Peter 1:19 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 4:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 12:35 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 4:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Micah 7:8 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Daniel 12:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 139:11-12 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:13-14 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 60:1-3 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 9:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 4:19 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 119:105 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 27:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 2:8-11 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 13:47 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 12:35-36 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:1-51 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 119:130 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 43:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:1-10 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 4:1-18 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 26:18 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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