58 Bible Verses about Light

We cared so deeply for you that we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but our very lives. That is how dear you were to us.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love one another. The person who does not love remains spiritually dead.

Now that you have obeyed the truth and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart.

Therefore, my dear brothers whom I long for, my joy and my victor's crown, this is how you must stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.

because we have heard about your faith in the Messiah Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints,

so that you may be blameless and innocent, God's children without any faults among a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world

For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light,

"You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.

"And I won't remain silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I won't stay quiet, until her vindication shines out like brightness, and her salvation like a burning torch.

"May all of your enemies perish like this, LORD! But may those who love him be like the ascending sun in its strength!" Then the land enjoyed quiet for 40 years.

Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow.

This is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness none at all!

"The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor for brightness will the moon shine on you by night for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

Later on, Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Jesus replied to the crowd, "The light is among you only for a short time. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The person who walks in the darkness is in the darkness and does not know where he is going. As long as you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." After Jesus had said this, he went away and hid from them.

Do everything without complaining or arguing so that you may be blameless and innocent, God's children without any faults among a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on the hill. After taking his seat, his disciples came to him, and he began to teach them: "How blessed are those who are destitute in spirit, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them! read more.
"How blessed are those who mourn, because it is they who will be comforted! "How blessed are those who are humble, because it is they who will inherit the earth! "How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because it is they who will be satisfied! "How blessed are those who are merciful, because it is they who will receive mercy! "How blessed are those who are pure in heart, because it is they who will see God! "How blessed are those who make peace, because it is they who will be called God's children! "How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them! "How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me! Rejoice and be extremely glad, because your reward in heaven is great! That's how they persecuted the prophets who came before you." "You are the salt of the world. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty again? It's good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled on by people. "You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden. People don't light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before people in such a way that they will see your good actions and glorify your Father in heaven."

So be imitators of God, as his dear children. Live lovingly, just as the Messiah also loved us and gave himself for us as an offering and sacrifice, a fragrant aroma to God. Do not let sexual sin, impurity of any kind, or greed even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints. read more.
Obscene, flippant, or vulgar talk is totally inappropriate. Instead, let there be thanksgiving. For you know very well that no immoral or impure person, or anyone who is greedy (that is, an idolater), has an inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah and of God. Do not let anyone deceive you with meaningless words, for it is because of these things that God becomes angry with those who disobey. So do not be partners with them. For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light,

Now you do not need to have anything written to you about times and dates, brothers, for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. When people say, "There is peace and security," destruction will strike them as suddenly as labor pains come to a pregnant woman, and they will not be able to escape. read more.
However, brothers, you are not in the darkness, in order that the Day of the Lord might surprise you like a thief. For all of you are children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to darkness.

Therefore, stop judging prematurely, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is now hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gave them both eyes with which to see.

For you, LORD, make my lamp shine; my God enlightens my darkness.

For you are my lamp, LORD, the LORD who illuminates my darkness.

Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on his side, woke him up, and said, "Get up quickly!" His chains fell from his wrists.

coming between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. The cloud remained there even in the darkness, illuminating the night, so that the one side did not come near the other all night.

He led them with a cloud during the day, and during the night with light from the fire.

As Saul traveled along and was approaching Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.

"I form light and create darkness, I make goodness and create disaster. I am the LORD, who does all these things.

For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Jesus the Messiah.

In the beginning, God created the universe. When the earth was as yet unformed and desolate, with the surface of the ocean depths shrouded in darkness, and while the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters, God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light. read more.
God saw that the light was beautiful. He separated the light from the darkness, calling the light "day," and the darkness "night." The twilight and the dawn were day one.

I've come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me won't remain in the darkness.

Later on, Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

In him was life, and that life brought light to humanity.

a light that will reveal salvation to unbelievers and bring glory to your people Israel."

Therefore we regard the message of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp that is shining in a gloomy place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

The disclosure of your words illuminates, providing understanding to the simple.

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my pathway.

so that you may be blameless and innocent, God's children without any faults among a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world

For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light,

The master praised the dishonest servant manager for being so clever, because worldly people are more clever than enlightened people in dealing with their own.

A person's spirit is the lamp of the LORD; it searches throughout one's innermost being.

Because the command is a lamp and the Law a light, rebukes that discipline are a way of life

But everything that is exposed to the light becomes visible,

But if we keep living 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.

Jesus replied, "There are twelve hours in the day, aren't there? If anyone walks during the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks at night he stumbles, because the light is not in him."

Jesus replied to the crowd, "The light is among you only for a short time. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The person who walks in the darkness is in the darkness and does not know where he is going. As long as you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." After Jesus had said this, he went away and hid from them.

for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.''

There will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and the lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him and see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night, and they will not need any light from lamps or the sun because the Lord God will shine on them. They will rule forever and ever.

Then God said, "Let there be lights across the sky to distinguish day from night, to act as signs for seasons, days, and years, to serve as lights in the sky, and to shine on the earth!" And that is what happened: God fashioned two great lights the larger light to shine during the day and the smaller light to shine during the night as well as stars. read more.
God placed them in space to shine on the earth,

This is what the LORD says, who gives the sun for light by day, the laws that govern the moon and stars for light by night, and who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar. The LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name:

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe to keep them from seeing the light of the glorious gospel of the Messiah, who is the image of God.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

But Zeruiah's son Abishai came to David's aid, attacked the Philistine, and killed him. After this, David's army told him, "You're not going out anymore with us to battle, so Israel's beacon won't be extinguished!"

He is like dawn's first light, like bright sun blazing on a cloudless morning, glistening on grassland that flourishes after a rain shower.

Light shines on the righteous; gladness on the morally upright.

and might thank the Father, who has enabled us to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.

"The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

Bright eyes encourage the heart; good news nourishes the body.

He alone has endless life and lives in inaccessible light. No one has ever seen him, nor can anyone see him. Honor and eternal power belong to him! Amen.

you are wrapped in light like a garment, stretching out the sky like a curtain.

"He'll sing to mankind with these words: "I've sinned. I have twisted what is right. Yet he has not repaid me like I deserve. He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit; my life will see the light.' Indeed God does all these things again and again with a person read more.
to bring back his soul from the Pit; to light him with the light of life."

How precious is your gracious love, God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They are refreshed from the abundance of your house; You cause them to drink from the river of your pleasures. For with you is a fountain of life, and in your light we will see light.

"I form light and create darkness, I make goodness and create disaster. I am the LORD, who does all these things.

For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Jesus the Messiah.

God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light. God saw that the light was beautiful. He separated the light from the darkness, calling the light "day," and the darkness "night." The twilight and the dawn were day one.

The jailer asked for torches and rushed inside. Trembling as he knelt in front of Paul and Silas,

I'll destroy the sounds of gladness and rejoicing from them, the sounds of the bridegroom and the bride, the sound of the hand mill and also the light of the lamp.

But everything that is exposed to the light becomes visible,

But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may become evident that his actions have God's approval."

The LORD is God he will be our light! Bind the festival sacrifice with ropes to the horn at the altar.

that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead and would bring light both to our people and to the gentiles."

He is like dawn's first light, like bright sun blazing on a cloudless morning, glistening on grassland that flourishes after a rain shower.

"His snorting releases flashes of light; his eyes are like the rays of the dawn.

"I form light and create darkness, I make goodness and create disaster. I am the LORD, who does all these things.

God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light.

"You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.

That man John was a lamp that burns and brightly shines, and for a while you were willing to rejoice in his light.

"Where is the road to where the light lives? Or where does the darkness live? Can you take it to its homeland, since you know the path to his house?

Where is the lightning diffused or the east wind scattered around the earth?

The LORD is my light and my salvation whom will I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?

For with you is a fountain of life, and in your light we will see light.

The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night, he is like a thief.

They will roar over it at that time, like the sea waves roar. If one surveys the land, watch out! There's darkness and distress; even the daylight is darkened by its clouds.

Many are asking, "Who will help us to see better days?" LORD, may the light of your favor shine upon us.

"You house of Jacob! Come! Let's live in the LORD's light.

As Saul traveled along and was approaching Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.

On the road at noon, O King, I saw a light from heaven that was brighter than the sun. It flashed around me and those who were traveling with me.

Is there any limit to his armies? On whom does his light not shine?

He scatters his lightning above it, and covers the bottom of the sea.

Later on, Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Then Jesus said loudly, "The one who believes in me does not believe in me only, but also in the one who sent me. The one who sees me sees the one who sent me. I've come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me won't remain in the darkness.

It is time for the LORD to act, since they have violated your instruction. I truly love your commands more than gold, including fine gold. I truly consider all of your precepts all of them to be just, while I despise every false way. Peyh read more.
Your decrees are wonderful that's why I observe them. The disclosure of your words illuminates, providing understanding to the simple.

I concluded that wisdom is more useful than foolishness, just as light is more useful than darkness.

How sweet is the daylight, and how pleasant it is for someone's eyes to behold the sunshine!

His appearance was changed in front of them, his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

As Saul traveled along and was approaching Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.

Bright eyes encourage the heart; good news nourishes the body.

"Arise, shine! For your light has come; the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. For look! Darkness will cover the earth and thick darkness is over the people, but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings before your dawn.

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that grows brighter until the full light of day.

The light of the righteous shines, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

Dear friends, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning. This old commandment is the word you have heard. On the other hand, I am writing to you a new commandment that is truly in him and in you. For the darkness is fading away, and the true light is already shining. The person who says that he is in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness. read more.
The person who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no reason for him to stumble.

The light of the righteous shines, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hiding place or under a basket, but on a lamp stand, so that those who enter may see its light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light. But when it's evil, your body is full of darkness. Therefore, be careful that the light in you isn't darkness. read more.
Now if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be as full of light as when a lamp gives you light with its rays."

His appearance was changed in front of them, his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

Everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his actions may not be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may become evident that his actions have God's approval."

His appearance was changed in front of them, his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

He reveals what is profoundly mysterious and knows what is in the darkness; with him dwells light.

"How terrible it will be for those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute what is bitter for what is sweet and what is sweet for what is bitter!"

God saw that the light was beautiful. He separated the light from the darkness,

"Indeed, the light of the wicked is extinguished; the flame from his fire doesn't shine. Light in his tent is dark, and his lamp goes out above him.

This is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness none at all!

Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow.

"So then, the sun is too bright to gaze at, is it not? The sky is swept clean by the wind that blows, is it not?

Everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his actions may not be exposed.

But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may become evident that his actions have God's approval."

Everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his actions may not be exposed.

"The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor for brightness will the moon shine on you by night for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

The LORD is my light and my salvation whom will I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?

Don't be glad on my account, my enemy. When I fall, I'll get up. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD is a light for me.

The LORD is God he will be our light! Bind the festival sacrifice with ropes to the horn at the altar.

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD grants grace and favor; the LORD will not withhold any good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

This is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness none at all!

There will be no more night, and they will not need any light from lamps or the sun because the Lord God will shine on them. They will rule forever and ever.

The LORD is my light and my salvation whom will I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?

so that you may be blameless and innocent, God's children without any faults among a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world

For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light,

"You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.

"And I won't remain silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I won't stay quiet, until her vindication shines out like brightness, and her salvation like a burning torch.

"May all of your enemies perish like this, LORD! But may those who love him be like the ascending sun in its strength!" Then the land enjoyed quiet for 40 years.

if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the needs of afflicted souls, then your light will rise in darkness, and your night will be like noonday.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

You will help them understand and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God, so that their sins will be forgiven and they will receive a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

For with you is a fountain of life, and in your light we will see light.

For you are my lamp, LORD, the LORD who illuminates my darkness.

And this is the basis for judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light because their actions were evil.

They show that what the Law requires is written in their hearts, a fact to which their own consciences testify, and their thoughts will either accuse or excuse them

For since the creation of the world God's invisible attributes his eternal power and divine nature have been understood and observed by what he made, so that people are without excuse.

This was the true light that enlightens every person by his coming into the world.