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Genesis 1:3
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Genesis 1:3
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3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
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Genesis 1:3
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Genesis 1:3
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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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
John 1:5
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John 1:5
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5 The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it.[a]
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- 1:5 Or and the darkness has not understood it.
John 1:5
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John 1:5
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- John 1:5 Or understood
Isaiah 45:7
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Isaiah 45:7
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7 I create the light and make the darkness.
I send good times and bad times.
I, the Lord, am the one who does these things.
Isaiah 45:7
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Isaiah 45:7
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Isaiah 60:19
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Isaiah 60:19
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19 “No longer will you need the sun to shine by day,
nor the moon to give its light by night,
for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
Isaiah 60:19
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Isaiah 60:19
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1 John 1:5
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1 John 1:5
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Living in the Light
5 This is the message we heard from Jesus[a] and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.
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- 1:5 Greek from him.
1 John 1:5
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1 John 1:5
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Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness
5 This is the message we have heard(A) from him and declare to you: God is light;(B) in him there is no darkness at all.
Ephesians 5:8
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Ephesians 5:8
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8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!
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Ephesians 5:8
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Ephesians 5:8
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Psalm 33:6
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Psalm 33:6
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6 The Lord merely spoke,
and the heavens were created.
He breathed the word,
and all the stars were born.
Psalm 33:6
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Psalm 33:6
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John 1:9
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John 1:9
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9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
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John 1:9
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John 1:9
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Psalm 148:5
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Psalm 148:5
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5 Let every created thing give praise to the Lord,
for he issued his command, and they came into being.
Psalm 148:5
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Psalm 148:5
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Psalm 97:11
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Psalm 97:11
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11 Light shines on the godly,
and joy on those whose hearts are right.
Psalm 97:11
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Psalm 97:11
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- Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown
John 3:19
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John 3:19
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19 And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.
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John 3:19
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John 3:19
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19 This is the verdict: Light(A) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(B)
Psalm 33:9
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Psalm 33:9
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9 For when he spoke, the world began!
It appeared at his command.
Psalm 33:9
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Psalm 33:9
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9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded,(A) and it stood firm.
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