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 8:12
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12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, (A)“I am the light of the world. He who (B)follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
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John 12:46
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46 (A)I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
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Acts 13:47
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47 For so the Lord has commanded us:
(A)‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles,
That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
Ephesians 5:14
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14 Therefore He says:
(A)“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”
Acts 26:18
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18 (A)to open their eyes, in order (B)to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, (C)that they may receive forgiveness of sins and (D)an inheritance among those who are (E)sanctified[a] by faith in Me.’
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Revelation 21:23
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23 (A)The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine [a]in it, for the [b]glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.
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- Revelation 21:23 NU, M omit in it
- Revelation 21:23 M very glory
John 1:4-9
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4 (A)In Him was life, and (B)the life was the light of men. 5 And (C)the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not [a]comprehend it.
John’s Witness: The True Light
6 There was a (D)man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a (E)witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might (F)believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that (G)Light. 9 (H)That[b] was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
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Isaiah 42:6-7
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6 “I,(A) the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You (B)and give You as a covenant to the people,
As (C)a light to the Gentiles,
7 (D)To open blind eyes,
To (E)bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in (F)darkness from the prison house.
John 3:19-21
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19 And this is the condemnation, (A)that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For (B)everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been (C)done in God.”
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John 12:35-36
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35 Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer (A)the light is with you. (B)Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; (C)he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become (D)sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and (E)was hidden from them.
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Matthew 4:16
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16 (A)The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,
And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death
Light has dawned.”
Acts 26:23
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23 (A)that the Christ would suffer, (B)that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and (C)would proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”
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Malachi 4:2
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2 But to you who (A)fear My name
The (B)Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out
And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
Isaiah 49:6
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6 Indeed He says,
‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
And to restore the preserved ones of Israel;
I will also give You as a (A)light to the Gentiles,
That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
Luke 2:32
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32 (A)A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles,
And the glory of Your people Israel.”
Isaiah 60:1-3
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The Gentiles Bless Zion
60 Arise, (A)shine;
For your light has come!
And (B)the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
3 The (C)Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
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