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

to 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.’

And 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.

Once 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.”

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

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

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

And 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.”

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

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

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

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

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining. If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness. Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

For 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.

And 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.

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

For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.

But 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.

If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.

The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Now 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.

For 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.

Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.

And 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.

But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.

What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.

And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”

And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

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

Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.

They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

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

So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.

I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.

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

But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;

From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.

a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.

The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

And 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.

From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now 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. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. . . .

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish

Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.

So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.

Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”

Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Of 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?

For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”

Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.

They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.

when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,

While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?

And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:

Every 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.

Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”

so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.

And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” “Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.” . . .

He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.

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

And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. . . .

All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.

A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.

He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.

Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.

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.”

From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’ The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. . . .