Biblical Concept: Light

 

Findings:

 

God: Creator of physical light. Another light beyond heaven’s.  (Rather profound to the angelic observers. See Job 38:7.)

Light darkness divide. Light versus darkness.

Spiritual Divine light.

Word light relationship.

Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life,

Light, righteous, wicked contrast.

Wisdom, folly, light, darkness, contrasts.

Messianic light. Kingdom light.

“The One forming light”

“I will also make You a light of the nations”

“I will set My justice for a light of the peoples”

“nations will come to your light”

Isaiah 60:19-20 19 "No longer will you have the sun for light by day, Nor for brightness will the moon give you light; But you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And your God for your glory.  20 "Your sun will set no more, Neither will your moon wane; For you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be finished. (See Biblical Concept: The Best Is Yet To Come.)

“the light dwells with Him”

Sanctified spiritual idealism.

John 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

 7 He came for a witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.

 8 He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

 9 There was the true light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.

NAS 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 deeds were evil.

Truth light relationship.

NAS John 8:12 Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life."

NAS John 9:5 "While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

"While you have the light, believe in the light, in order that you may become sons of light."

46 "I have come as light into the world, that everyone who believes in Me may not remain in darkness.

NAS Acts 13:47 "For thus the Lord has commanded us, 'I have placed You as a light for the Gentiles, That You should bring salvation to the end of the earth.'"  (Messiah: “Light for the Gentiles.”)

18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, in order that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.'

 23 that the Christ was to suffer, and that by reason of His resurrection from the dead He should be the first to proclaim light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles." (Cognitive light.)

NAS Romans 13:12 The night is almost gone, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. (“armor of light”) (Cognitive light.) (Spiritual light.) (Spiritual light, spiritual darkness contrast.)

NAS 2 Corinthians 4:4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

“the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ”

 6 For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

“what fellowship has light with darkness”

“angel of light”

“to bring to light”

Ephesians 5:8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (“now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light”)

 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

 13 But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

“you are all sons of light”

God dwells in “unapproachable light.”

“immortality to light through the gospel”

“His marvelous light”

1 John 1:5 And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. (“God is light”) (God and non-fallen angels are light unique.)

 7 but if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 2:8 On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining. (“the true light is already shining”)

“one who loves his brother abides in the light”

No light, judgment relationship.

Revelation 22:5 And there shall no longer be any night; and they shall not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall illumine them; and they shall reign forever and ever. (Eternal Divine light.)

 

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NAS Genesis 1:3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. (God: Creator of physical light.) (Another light beyond heaven’s)

 4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. (Light versus darkness.)

 5 And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

 15 and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth"; and it was so.

 16 And God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also.

 17 And God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,

 18 and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. (Light darkness divide.) (Light versus darkness.)

NAS Genesis 44:3 As soon as it was light, the men were sent away, they with their donkeys.

NAS Exodus 10:23 They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but all the sons of Israel had light in their dwellings.

NAS Exodus 13:21 And the LORD was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.

NAS Exodus 14:20 So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.

NAS Exodus 25:37 "Then you shall make its lamps seven in number; and they shall mount its lamps so as to shed light on the space in front of it.

NAS Exodus 27:20 "And you shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

NAS Exodus 35:14 the lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps and the oil for the light;

 28 and the spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.

NAS Exodus 39:37 the pure gold lampstand, with its arrangement of lamps and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;

NAS Leviticus 24:2 "Command the sons of Israel that they bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

NAS Numbers 4:9 "Then they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps and its snuffers, and its trays and all its oil vessels, by which they serve it;

 16 "And the responsibility of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light and the fragrant incense and the continual grain offering and the anointing oil-- the responsibility of all the tabernacle and of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings."

NAS Numbers 8:2 "Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.'"

NAS Judges 16:2 When it was told to the Gazites, saying, "Samson has come here," they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. And they kept silent all night, saying, "Let us wait until the morning light, then we will kill him."

NAS 1 Samuel 14:36 Then Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them." And they said, "Do whatever seems good to you." So the priest said, "Let us draw near to God here."

NAS 1 Samuel 25:34 "Nevertheless, as the LORD God of Israel lives, who has restrained me from harming you, unless you had come quickly to meet me, surely there would not have been left to Nabal until the morning light as much as one male."

 36 Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light.

NAS 1 Samuel 29:10 "Now then arise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who have come with you, and as soon as you have arisen early in the morning and have light, depart."

NAS 2 Samuel 23:4 Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass springs out of the earth, Through sunshine after rain.'

NAS 2 Kings 7:9 Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, but we are keeping silent; if we wait until morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household."

NAS 2 Chronicles 13:11 "And every morning and evening they burn to the LORD burnt offerings and fragrant incense, and the showbread is set on the clean table, and the golden lampstand with its lamps is ready to light every evening; for we keep the charge of the LORD our God, but you have forsaken Him.

NAS Nehemiah 9:12 "And with a pillar of cloud Thou didst lead them by day, And with a pillar of fire by night To light for them the way In which they were to go.

 19 Thou, in Thy great compassion, Didst not forsake them in the wilderness; The pillar of cloud did not leave them by day, To guide them on their way, Nor the pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they were to go.

NAS Esther 8:16 For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.

NAS Job 3:4 "May that day be darkness; Let not God above care for it, Nor light shine on it.

 9 "Let the stars of its twilight be darkened; Let it wait for light but have none, Neither let it see the breaking dawn;

 16 "Or like a miscarriage which is discarded, I would not be, As infants that never saw light.

 20 "Why is light given to him who suffers, And life to the bitter of soul;

 23 "Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedged in?

NAS Job 12:22 "He reveals mysteries from the darkness, And brings the deep darkness into light.

 25 "They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.

NAS Job 17:12 "They make night into day, saying, 'The light is near,' in the presence of darkness.

NAS Job 18:5 "Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flame of his fire gives no light.

 6 "The light in his tent is darkened, And his lamp goes out above him.

 18 "He is driven from light into darkness, And chased from the inhabited world.

NAS Job 22:28 "You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways.

NAS Job 24:13 "Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways, Nor abide in its paths.

 16 "In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.

NAS Job 25:3 "Is there any number to His troops? And upon whom does His light not rise?

NAS Job 26:10 "He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness.

NAS Job 28:11 "He dams up the streams from flowing; And what is hidden he brings out to the light.

NAS Job 29:3 When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness;

 24 "I smiled on them when they did not believe, And the light of my face they did not cast down.

NAS Job 30:26 "When I expected good, then evil came; When I waited for light, then darkness came.

NAS Job 33:28 'He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit, And my life shall see the light.'

 30 To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

NAS Job 37:21 "And now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind has passed and cleared them.

NAS Job 38:15 "And from the wicked their light is withheld, And the uplifted arm is broken.

 19 "Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place, (God to Job.)

 24 "Where is the way that the light is divided, Or the east wind scattered on the earth?

NAS Job 41:18 "His sneezes flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

NAS Psalm 4:6 Many are saying, "Who will show us any good?" Lift up the light of Thy countenance upon us, O LORD! (Spiritual Divine light.)

NAS Psalm 18:28 For Thou dost light my lamp; The LORD my God illumines my darkness. (Spiritual Divine light.)

NAS Psalm 27:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread? (Spiritual Divine light.)

NAS Psalm 36:9 For with Thee is the fountain of life; In Thy light we see light. (Spiritual Divine light.)

NAS Psalm 37:6 And He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your judgment as the noonday.

NAS Psalm 38:10 My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.

NAS Psalm 43:3 O send out Thy light and Thy truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Thy holy hill, And to Thy dwelling places. (Spiritual Divine light.)

NAS Psalm 44:3 For by their own sword they did not possess the land; And their own arm did not save them; But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy presence, For Thou didst favor them. (Spiritual Divine light.)

NAS Psalm 49:19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light.

NAS Psalm 56:13 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Indeed my feet from stumbling, So that I may walk before God In the light of the living.

NAS Psalm 74:16 Thine is the day, Thine also is the night; Thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

NAS Psalm 78:14 Then He led them with the cloud by day, And all the night with a light of fire.

NAS Psalm 89:15 How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! O LORD, they walk in the light of Thy countenance. (Spiritual Divine light.)

NAS Psalm 90:8 Thou hast placed our iniquities before Thee, Our secret sins in the light of Thy presence. (Spiritual Divine light.)

NAS Psalm 97:11 Light is sown like seed for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.

NAS Psalm 104:2 Covering Thyself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

NAS Psalm 112:4 Light arises in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

NAS Psalm 118:27 The LORD is God, and He has given us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

NAS Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path.

 130 The unfolding of Thy words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. (Spiritual Divine light.) (Word light relationship.)

NAS Psalm 139:11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night,"

 12 Even the darkness is not dark to Thee, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to Thee.

NAS Psalm 148:3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light!

NAS Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

NAS Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life,

NAS Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked goes out. (Light, righteous, wicked contrast.)

NAS Proverbs 16:15 In the light of a king's face is life, And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.

NAS Proverbs 29:13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

NAS Ecclesiastes 2:13 And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness. (Wisdom, folly, light, darkness, contrasts.)

NAS Ecclesiastes 11:7 The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

NAS Ecclesiastes 12:2 before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;

NAS Isaiah 2:5 Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. (Spiritual Divine light.)

NAS Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

 30 And it shall growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress; Even the light is darkened by its clouds.

NAS Isaiah 9:2 The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them. (Messianic light.) (Kingdom light.)

NAS Isaiah 10:17 And the light of Israel will become a fire and his Holy One a flame, And it will burn and devour his thorns and his briars in a single day.

NAS Isaiah 13:10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises, And the moon will not shed its light.

NAS Isaiah 30:26 And the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, on the day the LORD binds up the fracture of His people and heals the bruise He has inflicted.

NAS Isaiah 42:6 "I am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I will also hold you by the hand and watch over you, And I will appoint you as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations,

 16 "And I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, In paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will not leave them undone."

NAS Isaiah 45:7 The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the LORD who does all these. (“The One forming light”)

NAS Isaiah 49:6 He says, "It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth." (“I will also make You a light of the nations”)

NAS Isaiah 50:10 Who is among you that fears the LORD, That obeys the voice of His servant, That walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.

 11 Behold, all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with firebrands, Walk in the light of your fire And among the brands you have set ablaze. This you will have from My hand; And you will lie down in torment.

NAS Isaiah 51:4 "Pay attention to Me, O My people; And give ear to Me, O My nation; For a law will go forth from Me, And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples. (“I will set My justice for a light of the peoples”)

NAS Isaiah 58:8 "Then your light will break out like the dawn, And your recovery will speedily spring forth; And your righteousness will go before you; The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

 10 And if you give yourself to the hungry, And satisfy the desire of the afflicted, Then your light will rise in darkness, And your gloom will become like midday.

NAS Isaiah 59:9 Therefore, justice is far from us, And righteousness does not overtake us; We hope for light, but behold, darkness; For brightness, but we walk in gloom.

NAS Isaiah 60:1 "Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

 3 "And nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising. (“nations will come to your light”)

 19 "No longer will you have the sun for light by day, Nor for brightness will the moon give you light; But you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And your God for your glory.

 20 "Your sun will set no more, Neither will your moon wane; For you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be finished.

NAS Jeremiah 4:23 I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.

NAS Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God, Before He brings darkness And before your feet stumble On the dusky mountains, And while you are hoping for light He makes it into deep darkness, And turns it into gloom.

NAS Jeremiah 25:10 'Moreover, I will take from them the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.

NAS Jeremiah 31:35 Thus says the LORD, Who gives the sun for light by day, And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; The LORD of hosts is His name:

NAS Lamentations 3:2 He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.

NAS Ezekiel 1:4 And as I looked, behold, a storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light around it, and in its midst something like glowing metal in the midst of the fire.

NAS Ezekiel 8:17 And He said to me, "Do you see this, son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they have committed here, that they have filled the land with violence and provoked Me repeatedly? For behold, they are putting the twig to their nose.

NAS Ezekiel 32:7 "And when I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens, and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud, And the moon shall not give its light.

NAS Daniel 2:22 "It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him. (“the light dwells with Him”)

NAS Hosea 6:5 Therefore I have hewn them in pieces by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.

NAS Amos 5:18 Alas, you who are longing for the day of the LORD, For what purpose will the day of the LORD be to you? It will be darkness and not light;

 20 Will not the day of the LORD be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it?

NAS Micah 7:8 Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; Though I dwell in darkness, the LORD is a light for me.

 9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me out to the light, And I will see His righteousness.

NAS Habakkuk 3:11 Sun and moon stood in their places; They went away at the light of Thine arrows, At the radiance of Thy gleaming spear.

NAS Zephaniah 3:5 The LORD is righteous within her; He will do no injustice. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He does not fail. But the unjust knows no shame.

NAS Zechariah 14:6 And it will come about in that day that there will be no light; the luminaries will dwindle.

 7 For it will be a unique day which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at evening time there will be light.

NAS Matthew 4:16 "The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great light, And to those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death, Upon them a light dawned." (Spiritual light.)

NAS Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. (Spiritual light.)

 15 "Nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the peck-measure, but on the lampstand; and it gives light to all who are in the house. (Spiritual light.)

 16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. (Spiritual light.) (Sanctified spiritual idealism.)

NAS Matthew 6:22 "The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. (Spiritual light.)

 23 "But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

NAS Matthew 10:27 "What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

NAS Matthew 11:30 "For My yoke is easy, and My load is light."

NAS Matthew 17:2 And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.

NAS Matthew 24:29 "But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken,

NAS Mark 4:22 "For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it should come to light.

NAS Mark 13:24 "But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,

NAS Luke 2:32 A light of revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Thy people Israel." (Spiritual light.)

NAS Luke 8:16 "Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, in order that those who come in may see the light. (Spiritual light.)

 17 "For nothing is hidden that shall not become evident, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. (Spiritual light.)

NAS Luke 11:33 "No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar, nor under a peck-measure, but on the lampstand, in order that those who enter may see the light. (Spiritual light.)

 34 "The lamp of your body is your eye; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness. (Spiritual light.)

 35 "Then watch out that the light in you may not be darkness. (Spiritual light.)

 36 "If therefore your whole body is full of light, with no dark part in it, it shall be wholly illumined, as when the lamp illumines you with its rays." (Spiritual light.)

NAS Luke 12:3 "Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

NAS Luke 15:8 "Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?

NAS Luke 16:8 "And his master praised the unrighteous steward because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light. (“Sons of light,”)

NAS John 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

 7 He came for a witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.

 8 He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

 9 There was the true light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.

NAS 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 deeds were evil.

 20 "For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. (Light darkness divide.) (Light versus darkness.)

 21 "But he who practices the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God." (Truth light relationship.)

NAS John 5:35 "He was the lamp that was burning and was shining and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

NAS John 8:12 Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life."

NAS John 9:5 "While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

NAS John 11:9 Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

 10 "But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."

NAS John 12:35 Jesus therefore said to them, "For a little while longer the light is among you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

 36 "While you have the light, believe in the light, in order that you may become sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, and He departed and hid Himself from them. ("While you have the light, believe in the light, in order that you may become sons of light.")

 46 "I have come as light into the world, that everyone who believes in Me may not remain in darkness.

NAS Acts 9:3 And it came about that as he journeyed, he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him;

NAS Acts 12:7 And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter's side and roused him, saying, "Get up quickly." And his chains fell off his hands.

NAS Acts 13:47 "For thus the Lord has commanded us, 'I have placed You as a light for the Gentiles, That You should bring salvation to the end of the earth.'"  (Messiah: “Light for the Gentiles.”)

NAS Acts 22:6 "And it came about that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me,

 9 "And those who were with me beheld the light, to be sure, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me.

 11 "But since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.

NAS Acts 26:13 at midday, O King, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining all around me and those who were journeying with me.

 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, in order that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.'

 23 that the Christ was to suffer, and that by reason of His resurrection from the dead He should be the first to proclaim light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles."

NAS Romans 2:19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, (Cognitive light.)

NAS Romans 13:12 The night is almost gone, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. (“armor of light”) (Cognitive light.) (Spiritual light.) (Spiritual light, spiritual darkness contrast.)

NAS 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God. (Cognitive light.) (Spiritual light.)

NAS 2 Corinthians 4:4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (“the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ”)

 6 For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,

NAS 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? (“what fellowship has light with darkness”)

NAS 2 Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. (“angel of light”)

NAS Ephesians 3:9 and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things; (“to bring to light”)

NAS Ephesians 5:8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (“now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light”)

 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

 13 But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

NAS Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

NAS 1 Thessalonians 5:5 for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; (“you are all sons of light”)

NAS 1 Timothy 6:16 who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen. (God dwells in “unapproachable light.”)

NAS 2 Timothy 1:10 but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, (“immortality to light through the gospel”)

NAS 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; (“His marvelous light”)

NAS 1 John 1:5 And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. (“God is light”)

 7 but if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

NAS 1 John 2:8 On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.  (“the true light is already shining”)

 9 The one who says he is in the light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now.

 10 The one who loves his brother abides in the light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. (“one who loves his brother abides in the light”)

NAS Revelation 18:23 and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery. (No light, judgment relationship.)

NAS Revelation 21:24 And the nations shall walk by its light, and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory into it.

NAS Revelation 22:5 And there shall no longer be any night; and they shall not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall illumine them; and they shall reign forever and ever. (Eternal Divine light.)

 

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