And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

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And God said,(A) “Let there be light,” and there was light.(B)

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For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined 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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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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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

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The light shines in the darkness,(A) and the darkness has not overcome[a] it.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:5 Or understood

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

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I form the light and create darkness,(A)
    I bring prosperity and create disaster;(B)
    I, the Lord, do all these things.

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19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

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19 The sun will no more be your light by day,
    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,(A)
    and your God will be your glory.(B)

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This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

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Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

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.

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By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

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By the word(A) of the Lord the heavens were made,(B)
    their starry host(C) by the breath of his mouth.

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For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

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For you were once(A) darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light(B)

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That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

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The true light(A) that gives light to everyone(B) was coming into the world.

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Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.

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Let them praise the name(A) of the Lord,
    for at his command(B) they were created,

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11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

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11 Light shines[a](A) on the righteous(B)
    and joy on the upright in heart.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown

For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

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For he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded,(A) and it stood firm.

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19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

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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)

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