John 3:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • John 1:4 : 4 What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.
  • John 8:12 : 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.
  • 2 Thess 2:12 : 12 So that they all may be judged, who had no faith in what is true, but took pleasure in evil.
  • 2 Pet 3:3 : 3 Having first of all the knowledge that in the last days there will be men who, ruled by their evil desires, will make sport of holy things,
  • John 9:39-41 : 39 And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind. 40 These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind? 41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.
  • Acts 24:21-26 : 21 But only this one thing which I said among them in a loud voice, I am this day being judged on the question of the coming back from the dead. 22 But Felix, who had a more detailed knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, When Lysias, the chief captain, comes down, I will give attention to your business. 23 And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him. 24 But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was of the Jews by birth, and sent for Paul, and gave hearing to him about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you. 26 For he was hoping that Paul would give him money: so he sent for him more frequently and had talk with him.
  • Rom 1:32 : 32 Who, though they have knowledge of the law of God, that the fate of those who do these things is death, not only go on doing these things themselves, but give approval to those who do them.
  • Rom 2:8 : 8 But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath,
  • 2 Cor 2:15-16 : 15 For we are a sweet perfume of Christ to God in those who are getting salvation and in those who are going to destruction; 16 To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?
  • John 10:26-27 : 26 But you have no belief because you are not of my sheep. 27 My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me:
  • John 12:43 : 43 For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.
  • John 15:22-25 : 22 If I had not come and been their teacher they would have had no sin: but now they have no reason to give for their sin. 23 He who has hate for me has hate for my Father. 24 If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father. 25 This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.
  • John 1:9-9 : 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.
  • John 5:44 : 44 How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
  • John 7:7 : 7 It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.
  • John 7:17 : 17 If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.
  • Isa 30:9-9 : 9 For they are an uncontrolled people, false-hearted, who will not give ear to the teaching of the Lord: 10 Who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not give us word of what is true, but say false things to give us pleasure: 11 Get out of the good way, turning from the right road; do not keep the Holy One of Israel before our minds. 12 For this cause the Holy One of Israel says, Because you will not give ear to this word, and are looking for help in ways of deceit and evil, and are putting your hope in them:
  • Matt 11:20-24 : 20 Then he went on to say hard things to the towns where most of his works of power were done, because they had not been turned from their sins. 21 Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads. 22 But I say to you, It will be better for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judging, than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, were you not to be lifted up to heaven? you will go down into hell: for if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been here to this day. 24 But I say to you that it will be better for the land of Sodom in the day of judging, than for you.
  • Luke 10:11-16 : 11 Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near. 12 I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town. 13 A curse is on you, Chorazin! A curse is on you, Beth-saida! For if such works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon as have been done in you, they would have been turned from their sins, in days gone by, seated in the dust. 14 But it will be better for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judging, than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell. 16 Whoever gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me.
  • Luke 12:47 : 47 And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;
  • Luke 16:14 : 14 And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.
  • Heb 3:12-13 : 12 My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God: 13 But give comfort to one another every day as long as it is still Today; so that no one among you may be made hard by the deceit of sin:
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.
  • John 8:44-45 : 44 You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false. 45 But because I say what is true, you have no belief in me.

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  • John 3:20-21
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    20The 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.

    21But 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 3:16-18
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    16For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.

    17God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.

    18The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.

  • John 1:4-5
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    4What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.

    5And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.

  • John 1:7-9
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    7He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.

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

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

  • John 12:46
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    46I 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 1:5-6
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    5This 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.

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  • John 12:35-36
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    35Jesus 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.

    36In 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 11:10
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    10But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.

  • John 8:12
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    12Then 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 2:8-9
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    8Again, 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.

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

  • Matt 6:23
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    23But if your eye is evil, all your body will be dark. If then the light which is in you is dark, how dark it will be!

  • 1 John 2:11
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    11But 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.

  • Matt 5:16
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    16Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

  • Luke 11:33
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    33No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

  • Matt 4:16
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    16The 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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    2The 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.

  • 1 John 3:10
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    10In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.

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

    36If, 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 12:31
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    31Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out.

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

  • John 9:39
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    39And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.

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

  • John 3:36
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    36He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him.

  • John 7:7
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    7It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.

  • Rom 2:2
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    2And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.

  • 1 John 2:15
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    15Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

  • John 16:11
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    11Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

  • 2 Thess 2:10
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    10And with every deceit of wrongdoing among those whose fate is destruction; because they were quite without that love of the true faith by which they might have salvation.

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

  • 2 Thess 2:12
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    12So that they all may be judged, who had no faith in what is true, but took pleasure in evil.

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

  • Prov 4:19
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    19The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

  • John 5:29
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    29And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.

  • 1 John 3:8
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    8The sinner is a child of the Evil One; for the Evil One has been a sinner from the first. And the Son of God was seen on earth so that he might put an end to the works of the Evil One.

  • 3 John 1:11
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    11My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.

  • Eph 5:11
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    11And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

  • John 16:9
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    9Of sin, because they have not faith in me;

  • Rom 1:18
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    18For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;

  • 2 Cor 4:4
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    4Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.

  • 1 John 3:12
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    12Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.