John 1:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 3:19-20 : 19 And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil. 20 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
  • 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.
  • John 12:36-40 : 36 In so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them. 37 But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him: 38 So that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled? 39 For this reason they were unable to have belief, because Isaiah said again, 40 He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well.
  • Rom 1:28 : 28 And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;
  • Job 24:13-17 : 13 Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them. 14 He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need. 15 And the man whose desire is for the wife of another is waiting for the evening, saying, No eye will see me; and he puts a cover on his face. And in the night the thief goes about; 16 In the dark he makes holes in the walls of houses: in the daytime they are shutting themselves up, they have no knowledge of the light. 17 For the middle of the night is as morning to them, they are not troubled by the fear of the dark.
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?
  • Prov 1:29-30 : 29 For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord: 30 They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.
  • John 1:10 : 10 He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.

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  • John 1:1-4
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    1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.

    2 This Word was from the first in relation with God.

    3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.

    4 What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.

  • John 1:6-11
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    6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

    7 He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.

    8 He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.

    9 The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

    10 He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.

    11 He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.

  • 1 John 1:5-6
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    5 This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.

    6 If we say we are joined to him, and are walking still in the dark, our words are false and our acts are untrue:

  • John 3:19-21
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    19 And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

    20 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.

    21 But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.

  • John 11:9-10
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    9 Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world.

    10 But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.

  • John 12:35-36
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    35 Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

    36 In so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them.

  • John 1:14
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    14 And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

  • Gen 1:2-5
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    2 And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.

    3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

    4 And God, looking on the light, saw that it was good: and God made a division between the light and the dark,

    5 Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

  • Ps 139:11-12
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    11 If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night;

    12 Even the dark is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day: for dark and light are the same to you.

  • Matt 4:16
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    16 The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.

  • Isa 9:2
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    2 The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.

  • John 5:35
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    35 He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.

  • John 8:12
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    12 Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.

  • 1 John 1:1-3
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    1 That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life

    2 (And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);

    3 We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:

  • Luke 1:79
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    79 To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

  • 2 Cor 4:6
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    6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • Luke 11:35-36
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    35 So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

    36 If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

  • John 12:46
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    46 I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.

  • 1 John 2:8-9
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    8 Again, I give you a new law, which is true in him and in you; for the night is near its end and the true light is even now shining out.

    9 He who says that he is in the light, and has hate in his heart for his brother, is still in the dark.

  • John 1:18
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    18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.

  • 1 Thess 5:4-5
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    4 But you, my brothers, are not in the dark, for that day to overtake you like a thief:

    5 For you are all sons of light and of the day: we are not of the night or of the dark.

  • Eph 5:8
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    8 For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

  • 1 John 2:11
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    11 But he who has hate for his brother is in the dark, walking in the dark with no knowledge of where he is going, unable to see because of the dark.

  • Eph 5:13
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    13 But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

  • John 1:31
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    31 I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

  • Job 10:22
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    22 A land of thick dark, without order, where the very light is dark.

  • Job 17:12
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    12 They are changing night into day; they say, The light is near the dark.

  • Gen 1:15
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    15 And let them be for lights in the arch of heaven to give light on the earth: and it was so.