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5 For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.
View on BibleGateway13 But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible,
View on BibleGateway8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.
View on BibleGateway18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
View on BibleGateway14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
View on BibleGateway6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host. 7 He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! 9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
View on BibleGateway14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
View on BibleGateway16 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.
View on BibleGateway9 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.
View on BibleGateway21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been carried out in God."
View on BibleGateway34 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.
View on BibleGateway7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
View on BibleGateway22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
View on BibleGateway22 He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light.
View on BibleGateway6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.
View on BibleGateway4 His brightness was like the light; rays flashed from his hand; and there he veiled his power.
View on BibleGateway9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
View on BibleGateway28 For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness.
View on BibleGateway4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
View on BibleGateway20 To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.
View on BibleGateway8 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.
View on BibleGateway9 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.
View on BibleGateway23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
View on BibleGateway46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.
View on BibleGateway1 Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake yourself from the dust and arise; be seated, O Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
View on BibleGateway1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
View on BibleGateway19 The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
View on BibleGateway20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
View on BibleGateway12 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."
View on BibleGateway4 he dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.
View on BibleGateway8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
View on BibleGateway19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
View on BibleGateway4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. 9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
View on BibleGateway19 and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
View on BibleGateway6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host. 7 He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! 9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
View on BibleGateway28 For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness.
View on BibleGateway4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
View on BibleGateway4 he dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.
View on BibleGateway6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.
View on BibleGateway22 He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light.
View on BibleGateway18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
View on BibleGateway23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
View on BibleGateway7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
View on BibleGateway20 To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.
View on BibleGateway1 Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake yourself from the dust and arise; be seated, O Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
View on BibleGateway1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
View on BibleGateway19 The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
View on BibleGateway8 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.
View on BibleGateway4 His brightness was like the light; rays flashed from his hand; and there he veiled his power.
View on BibleGateway14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
View on BibleGateway16 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.
View on BibleGateway34 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.
View on BibleGateway8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.
View on BibleGateway20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
View on BibleGateway4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. 9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
View on BibleGateway19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
View on BibleGateway21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been carried out in God."
View on BibleGateway12 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."
View on BibleGateway9 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.
View on BibleGateway46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.
View on BibleGateway19 and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
View on BibleGateway14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
View on BibleGateway22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
View on BibleGateway8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
View on BibleGateway9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
View on BibleGateway5 For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.
View on BibleGateway9 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.
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