Verse 3

Then God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.

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  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • John 1:5 : 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
  • 1 John 1:5 : 5 This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host.
  • Isa 45:7 : 7 I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
  • Isa 60:19 : 19 The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
  • Ps 148:5 : 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He commanded, and they were created.
  • Ps 33:9 : 9 For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
  • Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
  • 1 John 2:8 : 8 Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true in Him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
  • John 1:9 : 9 The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
  • John 3:19 : 19 This is the verdict: The light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.
  • Ps 104:2 : 2 You cover Yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent curtain.
  • Job 38:19 : 19 Where is the way that light dwells, and where is the place of darkness,
  • Job 36:30 : 30 Behold, He spreads His light over it and covers the depths of the sea.
  • Ps 118:27 : 27 The Lord is God, and He has made His light shine upon us. Bind the festival offering with cords to the horns of the altar.
  • Eph 5:8 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.