Ephesians 5:8
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Walk in Light
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are (A)light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
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John 8:12
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12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, (A)“I am the light of the world. He who (B)follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
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1 John 1:7
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7 But if we (A)walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (B)the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
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Acts 26:18
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18 (A)to open their eyes, in order (B)to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, (C)that they may receive forgiveness of sins and (D)an inheritance among those who are (E)sanctified[a] by faith in Me.’
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- Acts 26:18 set apart
Colossians 1:13
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13 He has delivered us from (A)the power of darkness (B)and [a]conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
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- Colossians 1:13 transferred
1 Peter 2:9-11
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9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (A)darkness into His marvelous light; 10 (B)who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
Living Before the World
11 Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts (C)which war against the soul,
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John 12:46
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46 (A)I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
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Ephesians 4:18
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18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the (A)blindness of their heart;
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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.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and (B)was hidden from them.
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Isaiah 42:6-7
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6 “I,(A) the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You (B)and give You as a covenant to the people,
As (C)a light to the Gentiles,
7 (D)To open blind eyes,
To (E)bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in (F)darkness from the prison house.
Isaiah 9:2
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2 (A)The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.
Ephesians 2:2
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2 (A)in which you once walked according to the [a]course of this world, according to (B)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in (C)the sons of disobedience,
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- Ephesians 2:2 Gr. aion, aeon
2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For it is the God (A)who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has (B)shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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Jeremiah 13:16
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16 (A)Give glory to the Lord your God
Before He causes (B)darkness,
And before your feet stumble
On the dark mountains,
And while you are (C)looking for light,
He turns it into (D)the shadow of death
And makes it dense darkness.
Isaiah 60:1-3
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The Gentiles Bless Zion
60 Arise, (A)shine;
For your light has come!
And (B)the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
3 The (C)Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
Titus 3:3
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3 For (A)we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.
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Luke 16:8
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8 So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than (A)the sons of light.
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Isaiah 2:5
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The Day of the Lord
5 O house of Jacob, come and let us (A)walk
In the light of the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:4-8
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4 (A)But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. 5 You are all (B)sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 6 (C)Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but (D)let us watch and be [a]sober. 7 For (E)those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk (F)are drunk at night. 8 But let us who are of the day be sober, (G)putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:6 self-controlled
Ephesians 6:12
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12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against (A)principalities, against powers, against (B)the rulers of [a]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
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- Ephesians 6:12 NU this darkness,
2 Corinthians 3:18
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18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding (A)as in a mirror (B)the glory of the Lord, (C)are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as [a]by the Spirit of the Lord.
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- 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or from the Lord, the Spirit
Luke 1:79
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79 (A)To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To (B)guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Isaiah 60:19-20
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God the Glory of His People
19 “The (A)sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,
And (B)your God your glory.
20 (C)Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the Lord will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
1 John 2:8-11
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8 Again, (A)a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, (B)because the darkness is passing away, and (C)the true light is already shining.
9 (D)He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. 10 (E)He who loves his brother abides in the light, and (F)there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11 But he who (G)hates his brother is in darkness and (H)walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
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1 Corinthians 1:30
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30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and (A)righteousness and sanctification and redemption—
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