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John 12:36
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John 12:36
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36 Put your trust in the light while there is still time; then you will become children of the light.”
After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them.
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John 12:36
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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)
John 12:36
King James Version
John 12:36
King James Version
36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
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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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Ephesians 5:8
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Ephesians 5:8
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8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
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John 8:59
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John 8:59
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59 At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.
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John 8:59
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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.
John 8:59
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John 8:59
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59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
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1 Thessalonians 5:5
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1 Thessalonians 5:5
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5 For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night.
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1 Thessalonians 5:5
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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.
1 Thessalonians 5:5
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1 Thessalonians 5:5
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5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
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Luke 16:8
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Luke 16:8
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8 “The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.
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Luke 16:8
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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)
Luke 16:8
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Luke 16:8
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8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
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Acts 13:47-48
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Acts 13:47-48
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47 For the Lord gave us this command when he said,
‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles,
to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’[a]”
48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.
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Acts 13:47-48
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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
Acts 13:47-48
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Acts 13:47-48
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47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
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John 1:7
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John 1:7
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7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
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John 1:7
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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)
John 1:7
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John 1:7
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7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
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Isaiah 60:1
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Isaiah 60:1
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Future Glory for Jerusalem
60 “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see.
For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.
Isaiah 60:1
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Isaiah 60:1
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The Glory of Zion
Isaiah 60:1
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Isaiah 60:1
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60 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
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1 John 2:9-11
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1 John 2:9-11
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9 If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a fellow believer,[a] that person is still living in darkness. 10 Anyone who loves a fellow believer[b] is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble. 11 But anyone who hates a fellow believer is still living and walking in darkness. Such a person does not know the way to go, having been blinded by the darkness.
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1 John 2:9-11
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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 John 2:9-11
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1 John 2:9-11
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9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
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