Ephesians 5:8
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8 for (A)at one time you were (B)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. (C)Walk as children of light
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Ephesians 5:8
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John 8:12
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I Am the Light of the World
12 (A)Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, (B)“I am the light of the world. Whoever (C)follows me will not (D)walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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John 8:12
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Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony
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)
1 John 1:7
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7 But (A)if we walk in the light, (B)as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (C)the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
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1 John 1:7
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7 But if we walk in the light,(A) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[a] sin.(B)
Footnotes
- 1 John 1:7 Or every
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)
Colossians 1:13
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13 He (A)has delivered us from (B)the domain of darkness and transferred us to (C)the kingdom of (D)his beloved Son,
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Colossians 1:13
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13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness(A) and brought us into the kingdom(B) of the Son he loves,(C)
1 Peter 2:9-11
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9 But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light. 10 (H)Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you (I)as sojourners and exiles (J)to abstain from the passions of the flesh, (K)which wage war against your soul.
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1 Peter 2:9-11
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9 But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(F) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends,(G) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(H) to abstain from sinful desires,(I) which wage war against your soul.(J)
John 12:46
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46 (A)I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.
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John 12:46
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46 I have come into the world as a light,(A) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
Ephesians 4:18
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18 They (A)are darkened in their understanding, (B)alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to (C)their hardness of heart.
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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)
John 12:36
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36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become (A)sons of light.”
The Unbelief of the People
When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.
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John 12:36
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36 Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.”(A) When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.(B)
Isaiah 42:6-7
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6 “I am the Lord; (A)I have called you[a] in righteousness;
I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (B)as a covenant for the people,
(C)a light for the nations,
7 (D)to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
(E)from the prison those who sit in darkness.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse
Isaiah 42:6-7
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6 “I, the Lord, have called(A) you in righteousness;(B)
I will take hold of your hand.(C)
I will keep(D) you and will make you
to be a covenant(E) for the people
and a light(F) for the Gentiles,(G)
7 to open eyes that are blind,(H)
to free(I) captives from prison(J)
and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(K)
Isaiah 9:2
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2 [a] (A)The people (B)who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of (C)deep darkness,
on them has light shone.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Hebrew
Isaiah 9:2
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Ephesians 2:2
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2 (A)in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following (B)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in (C)the sons of disobedience—
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Ephesians 2:2
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2 in which you used to live(A) when you followed the ways of this world(B) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,(C) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.(D)
2 Corinthians 4:6
English Standard Version
6 For God, who said, (A)“Let light shine out of darkness,” (B)has shone in our hearts to give (C)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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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)
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3
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