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What Does the Bible Say About Light?

Here are 15 Bible verses about light, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1John 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.”

  2. #2John 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.

  3. #3Psalms 119:105

    נ NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

    BSBYour word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

  4. #41 John 1:7

    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.

    BSBBut 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. #51 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.

  6. #6Matthew 5:16

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

    BSBIn the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

  7. #71 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.

  8. #8Psalms 27:1

    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?

    BSBOf David. The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?

  9. #9Ephesians 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,

  10. #10Matthew 5:14

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

    BSBYou are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

  11. #11Psalms 119:130

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

    BSBThe unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.

  12. #122 Corinthians 4:6

    For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

    BSBFor God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  13. #13Genesis 1:3

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

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

  14. #14John 9:5

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

    BSBWhile I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

  15. #15James 1:17

    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.

    BSBEvery good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

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