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What Does the Bible Say About Darkness?

Here are 18 Bible verses about darkness, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1John 1:5

    And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

    BSBThe Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

  2. #2Acts 26:18

    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.

    BSBto 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 an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

  3. #3John 8:12

    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.

    BSBOnce again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

  4. #41 John 1:5-7

    This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

    BSBAnd this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the 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.

  5. #5Luke 1:79

    To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

    BSBto shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

  6. #6Ephesians 5:8

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

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

  7. #7John 11:10

    But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

    BSBBut if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”

  8. #8Psalms 139:12

    Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

    BSBeven the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

  9. #9Colossians 1:13

    Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

    BSBHe has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

  10. #10John 3:19-21

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

    BSBAnd this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

  11. #11Isaiah 9:2

    The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

    BSBThe people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.

  12. #12Genesis 1:2

    And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

    BSBNow the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

  13. #13Ephesians 6:12

    For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

    BSBFor our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

  14. #141 John 1:5

    This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

    BSBAnd this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

  15. #151 Thessalonians 5:5

    Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

    BSBFor you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

  16. #161 Peter 2:9

    But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

    BSBBut you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

  17. #17Matthew 4:16

    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.

    BSBthe people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”

  18. #18Ephesians 5:11

    And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

    BSBHave no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

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