Font Size
Job 24:16
New Living Translation
Job 24:16
New Living Translation
16 Thieves break into houses at night
and sleep in the daytime.
They are not acquainted with the light.
Job 24:16
New International Version
Job 24:16
New International Version
John 3:20
New Living Translation
John 3:20
New Living Translation
20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.
Read full chapter
John 3:20
New International Version
John 3:20
New International Version
20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(A)
Ephesians 5:11-13
New Living Translation
Ephesians 5:11-13
New Living Translation
11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. 12 It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. 13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them,
Read full chapter
Ephesians 5:11-13
New International Version
Ephesians 5:11-13
New International Version
11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness,(A) but rather expose them. 12 It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light(B) becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.
Matthew 24:43
New Living Translation
Matthew 24:43
New Living Translation
43 Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into.
Read full chapter
Matthew 24:43
New International Version
Matthew 24:43
New International Version
43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(A) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
Matthew 6:19
New Living Translation
Matthew 6:19
New Living Translation
Teaching about Money and Possessions
19 “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.
Read full chapter
Matthew 6:19
New International Version
Matthew 6:19
New International Version
Treasures in Heaven(A)
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,(B) where moths and vermin destroy,(C) and where thieves break in and steal.
Ezekiel 12:12
New Living Translation
Ezekiel 12:12
New Living Translation
12 “Even Zedekiah will leave Jerusalem at night through a hole in the wall, taking only what he can carry with him. He will cover his face, and his eyes will not see the land he is leaving.
Read full chapter
Ezekiel 12:12
New International Version
Ezekiel 12:12
New International Version
12 “The prince among them will put his things on his shoulder at dusk(A) and leave, and a hole will be dug in the wall for him to go through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land.(B)
Ezekiel 12:5-7
New Living Translation
Ezekiel 12:5-7
New Living Translation
5 Dig a hole through the wall while they are watching and go out through it. 6 As they watch, lift your pack to your shoulders and walk away into the night. Cover your face so you cannot see the land you are leaving. For I have made you a sign for the people of Israel.”
7 So I did as I was told. In broad daylight I brought my pack outside, filled with the things I might carry into exile. Then in the evening while the people looked on, I dug through the wall with my hands and went out into the night with my pack on my shoulder.
Read full chapter
Ezekiel 12:5-7
New International Version
Ezekiel 12:5-7
New International Version
5 While they watch, dig through the wall(A) and take your belongings out through it. 6 Put them on your shoulder as they are watching and carry them out at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign(B) to the Israelites.”
7 So I did as I was commanded.(C) During the day I brought out my things packed for exile. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulders while they watched.
Job 38:12-13
New Living Translation
Job 38:12-13
New Living Translation
12 “Have you ever commanded the morning to appear
and caused the dawn to rise in the east?
13 Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth,
to bring an end to the night’s wickedness?
Job 38:12-13
New International Version
Job 38:12-13
New International Version
Job 24:13
New Living Translation
Job 24:13
New Living Translation
13 “Wicked people rebel against the light.
They refuse to acknowledge its ways
or stay in its paths.
Job 24:13
New International Version
Job 24:13
New International Version
Exodus 22:2-3
New Living Translation
Exodus 22:2-3
New Living Translation
2 [a]“If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is struck and killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty of murder. 3 But if it happens in daylight, the one who killed the thief is guilty of murder.
“A thief who is caught must pay in full for everything he stole. If he cannot pay, he must be sold as a slave to pay for his theft.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 22:2 Verses 22:2-31 are numbered 22:1-30 in Hebrew text.
Exodus 22:2-3
New International Version
Exodus 22:2-3
New International Version
2 “If a thief is caught breaking in(A) at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;(B) 3 but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.
“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution,(C) but if they have nothing, they must be sold(D) to pay for their theft.
New Living Translation (NLT)
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.