What Does the Bible Say About Light?

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

“And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the light and between the darkness”

“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was”

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night”

“And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.”

“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.”

“And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,”

“A Psalm of David. 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?”

“NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. lamp: or, candle”

“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.”

“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: lamp: or, candle”

“Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. that: Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly, etc”

“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. no: Heb. no morning”

“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”

“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. It is: or, Art thou lighter than that thou shouldest, etc preserved: or, desolations”

“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. be: Heb. gather thee up”

“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. shine: or, be enlightened; for thy light cometh”

“For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.”

“And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 .”

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

“And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.”

“A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.”

“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 the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.”

“In him was life; and the life was the light of men.”

“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. comprehended: or, did not admit, or, receive”

“The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.”

“He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.”

“That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”

“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”

“For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. reproved: or, discovered”

“But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”

“He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“And as he journeyed , he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:”

“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.”

“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”

“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. he: or, it”

“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; harmless: or, sincere ye shine: or, shine ye”

“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.”

“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.”