Job 38:19
New Living Translation
19 “Where does light come from,
and where does darkness go?
Ezekiel 32:8
New Living Translation
8 I will darken the bright stars overhead
and cover your land in darkness.
I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!
John 8:12
New Living Translation
Jesus, the Light of the World
12 Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”
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John 1:9
New Living Translation
9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
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Matthew 27:45
New Living Translation
The Death of Jesus
45 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.
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Amos 4:13
New Living Translation
13 For the Lord is the one who shaped the mountains,
stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind.
He turns the light of dawn into darkness
and treads on the heights of the earth.
The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies is his name!
Jeremiah 13:16
New Living Translation
16 Give glory to the Lord your God
before it is too late.
Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you,
causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains.
For then, when you look for light,
you will find only terrible darkness and gloom.
Isaiah 45:7
New Living Translation
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.
Psalm 105:28
New Living Translation
28 The Lord blanketed Egypt in darkness,
for they had defied[a] his commands to let his people go.
Footnotes
- 105:28 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads had not defied.
Psalm 104:20
New Living Translation
20 You send the darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals prowl about.
Psalm 18:11
New Living Translation
11 He shrouded himself in darkness,
veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.
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?
Deuteronomy 4:19
New Living Translation
19 And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth.
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Genesis 1:14-18
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14 Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. 15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened. 16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, 18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
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Genesis 1:3-4
New Living Translation
3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
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