Psalm 119:105
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Psalm 119:105
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Proverbs 6:23
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23 For the commandment is (A)a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the (B)reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
Proverbs 6:23
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Proverbs 20:20
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Proverbs 20:20
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2 Corinthians 4:4-6
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4 In their case (A)the god of this world (B)has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing (C)the light of (D)the gospel of the glory of Christ, (E)who is the image of God. 5 For what (F)we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with (G)ourselves as your servants[a] for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, (H)“Let light shine out of darkness,” (I)has shone in our hearts to give (J)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:5 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
2 Corinthians 4:4-6
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4 The god(A) of this age(B) has blinded(C) the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,(D) who is the image of God.(E) 5 For what we preach is not ourselves,(F) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(G) and ourselves as your servants(H) for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a](I) made his light shine in our hearts(J) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.(K)
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- 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3
Ephesians 5:8
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8 for (A)at one time you were (B)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. (C)Walk as children of light
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Ephesians 5:8
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Ephesians 5:13-14
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13 But when (A)anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
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Ephesians 5:13-14
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13 But everything exposed by the light(A) becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. 14 This is why it is said:
Acts 13:47
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47 (A)For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
(B)“‘I have made you (C)a light for the Gentiles,
that you may (D)bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
Acts 13:47
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47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
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- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6
Mark 12:30-31
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30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 (A)The second is this: (B)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment (C)greater than these.”
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Mark 12:30-31
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30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[a](A) 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b](B) There is no commandment greater than these.”
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- Mark 12:30 Deut. 6:4,5
- Mark 12:31 Lev. 19:18
Exodus 13:21-22
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21 And (A)the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. 22 The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
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Exodus 13:21-22
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21 By day the Lord went ahead(A) of them in a pillar of cloud(B) to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. 22 Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left(C) its place in front of the people.
Micah 7:8
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8 (A)Rejoice not over me, O (B)my enemy;
(C)when I fall, I shall rise;
(D)when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.
Micah 7:8
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Israel Will Rise
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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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 11:9-10
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9 Jesus answered, (A)“Are there not twelve hours in the day? (B)If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But (C)if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not (D)in him.”
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John 11:9-10
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9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light.(A) 10 It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”
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