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John 8:12
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John 8:12
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I Am the Light of the World
12 (A)Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, (B)“I am the light of the world. Whoever (C)follows me will not (D)walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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John 8:12
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John 8:12
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Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony
12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(A) the light of the world.(B) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(C)
John 12:46
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John 12:46
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46 (A)I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.
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John 12:46
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John 12:46
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46 I have come into the world as a light,(A) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
John 9:5
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John 9:5
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5 As long as I am in the world, (A)I am the light of the world.”
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John 9:5
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John 9:5
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5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”(A)
John 12:35
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John 12:35
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35 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light(A) just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,(B) before darkness overtakes you.(C) Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.
Matthew 5:14
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Matthew 5:14
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14 (A)“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
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Matthew 5:14
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Matthew 5:14
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14 “You are the light of the world.(A) A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
Job 33:28
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Job 33:28
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28 He has redeemed my (A)soul from going down (B)into the pit,
and my life shall (C)look upon the light.’
Job 33:28
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Job 33:28
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2 Peter 2:4
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2 Peter 2:4
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4 For if God did not spare (A)angels when they sinned, but (B)cast them into hell[a] and committed them to chains[b] of gloomy darkness (C)to be kept until the judgment;
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- 2 Peter 2:4 Greek Tartarus
- 2 Peter 2:4 Some manuscripts pits
2 Peter 2:4
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2 Peter 2:4
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4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned,(A) but sent them to hell,[a] putting them in chains of darkness[b] to be held for judgment;(B)
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- 2 Peter 2:4 Greek Tartarus
- 2 Peter 2:4 Some manuscripts in gloomy dungeons
John 1:4-9
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John 1:4-9
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4 (A)In him was life,[a] and (B)the life was the light of men. 5 (C)The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man (D)sent from God, whose name was (E)John. 7 He came as a (F)witness, to bear witness about the light, (G)that all might believe through him. 8 (H)He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
9 (I)The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
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- John 1:4 Or was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him
John 1:4-9
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John 1:4-9
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4 In him was life,(A) and that life was the light(B) of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness,(C) and the darkness has not overcome[a] it.(D)
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John.(E) 7 He came as a witness to testify(F) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.(G) 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light(H) that gives light to everyone(I) was coming into the world.
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- John 1:5 Or understood
John 3:19
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John 3:19
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19 (A)And this is the judgment: (B)the light has come into the world, and (C)people loved the darkness rather than the light because (D)their works were evil.
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John 3:19
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John 3:19
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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)
Isaiah 9:2
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Isaiah 9:2
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2 [a] (A)The people (B)who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of (C)deep darkness,
on them has light shone.
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- Isaiah 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Hebrew
Isaiah 9:2
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Isaiah 9:2
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Psalm 18:28
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Psalm 18:28
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28 For it is you who light my (A)lamp;
the Lord my God lightens my darkness.
Psalm 18:28
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Psalm 18:28
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Luke 1:78-79
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Luke 1:78-79
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78 because of the (A)tender mercy of our God,
whereby (B)the sunrise shall (C)visit us[a] (D)from on high
79 to (E)give light to (F)those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into (G)the way of (H)peace.”
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- Luke 1:78 Or when the sunrise shall dawn upon us; some manuscripts since the sunrise has visited us
Luke 1:78-79
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Luke 1:78-79
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Isaiah 60:1-3
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Isaiah 60:1-3
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The Future Glory of Israel
60 (A)Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and (B)the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.
3 (C)And nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
Isaiah 60:1-3
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Isaiah 60:1-3
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The Glory of Zion
60 “Arise,(A) shine, for your light(B) has come,
and the glory(C) of the Lord rises upon you.
2 See, darkness(D) covers the earth
and thick darkness(E) is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3 Nations(F) will come to your light,(G)
and kings(H) to the brightness of your dawn.
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