John 12:36
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36 While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light.”
The Unbelief of the People
After Jesus had said this, he departed and hid from them.(A)
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John 12:36
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36 Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.”(A) When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.(B)
Ephesians 5:8
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8 for once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light,(A)
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Ephesians 5:8
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1 Thessalonians 5:5
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5 for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness.
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1 Thessalonians 5:5
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5 You are all children of the light(A) and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
Acts 13:47-48
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47 For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
‘I have set you to be a light for the gentiles,
so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”(A)
48 When the gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord, and as many as had been destined for eternal life became believers.
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Acts 13:47-48
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47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
“‘I have made you[a] a light for the Gentiles,(A)
that you[b] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[c]”(B)
48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord;(C) and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
Footnotes
- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6
John 8:59
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59 So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.(A)
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John 8:59
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59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him,(A) but Jesus hid himself,(B) slipping away from the temple grounds.
Luke 16:8
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8 And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly, for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.(A)
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Luke 16:8
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8 “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world(A) are more shrewd(B) in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.(C)
John 11:54
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54 Jesus therefore no longer walked about openly among the Jews but went from there to a town called Ephraim in the region near the wilderness, and he remained there with the disciples.(A)
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John 11:54
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54 Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea.(A) Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.
John 10:39-40
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39 Then they tried to arrest him again, but he escaped from their hands.(A)
40 He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there.
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John 10:39-40
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39 Again they tried to seize him,(A) but he escaped their grasp.(B)
40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan(C) to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed,
John 1:7
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7 He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
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John 1:7
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7 He came as a witness to testify(A) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.(B)
Isaiah 60:1
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The Ingathering of the Dispersed
60 Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.(A)
Isaiah 60:1
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The Glory of Zion
1 John 2:9-11
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9 Whoever says, “I am in the light,” while hating a brother or sister, is still in the darkness.(A) 10 Whoever loves a brother or sister abides in the light, and in such a person[a] there is no cause for stumbling. 11 But whoever hates a brother or sister is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know the way to go, because the darkness has brought on blindness.(B)
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1 John 2:9-11
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9 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister[a](A) is still in the darkness.(B) 10 Anyone who loves their brother and sister[b] lives in the light,(C) and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.(D) 11 But anyone who hates a brother or sister(E) is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness.(F) They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.(G)
Footnotes
- 1 John 2:9 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16.
- 1 John 2:10 The Greek word for brother and sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 3:10; 4:20, 21.
1 Thessalonians 5:8
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8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober and put on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:8
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8 But since we belong to the day,(A) let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate,(B) and the hope of salvation(C) as a helmet.(D)
John 3:21
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21 But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”[a](A)
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John 3:21
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21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
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