Acts 26:18
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18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(A)
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Acts 26:18
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18 to open their eyes(A) and turn them from darkness to light,(B) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(C) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(D)
1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(A)
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- 2.9 Gk a people for his possession
Ephesians 1:18
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18 so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,
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Acts 20:32
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32 And now I commend you to God and to the message of his grace, a message that is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all who are sanctified.(A)
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Acts 20:32
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32 “Now I commit you to God(A) and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance(B) among all those who are sanctified.(C)
2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For it is the God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.(A)
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a](A) made his light shine in our hearts(B) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.(C)
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- 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3
Ephesians 5:8
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8 for once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light,(A)
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Ephesians 5:8
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Luke 1:79
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79 to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”(A)
Luke 1:79
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Isaiah 42:7
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7 to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.(A)
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Colossians 1:12-14
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12 giving thanks to the Father,[a] who has enabled[b] you[c] to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,(A) 14 in whom we have redemption,[d] the forgiveness of sins.
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Colossians 1:12-14
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12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father,(A) who has qualified you[a] to share in the inheritance(B) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.(C) 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness(D) and brought us into the kingdom(E) of the Son he loves,(F) 14 in whom we have redemption,(G) the forgiveness of sins.(H)
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- Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us
John 8:12
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Jesus the Light of the World
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”(A)
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12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(A) the light of the world.(B) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(C)
Isaiah 35:5
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5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf shall be opened;(A)
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Ephesians 4:18
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18 they are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart.(A)
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Ephesians 4:18
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18 They are darkened in their understanding(A) and separated from the life of God(B) because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.(C)
1 Thessalonians 5:4-8
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4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief;(A) 5 for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. 6 So, then, let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober,(B) 7 for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night.(C) 8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober and put on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation.(D)
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1 Thessalonians 5:4-8
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4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness(A) so that this day should surprise you like a thief.(B) 5 You are all children of the light(C) and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep,(D) but let us be awake(E) and sober.(F) 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.(G) 8 But since we belong to the day,(H) let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate,(I) and the hope of salvation(J) as a helmet.(K)
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