John 1:9

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The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

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  • 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.
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 He says, 'It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back the preserved ones of Israel. I will also make you a light to the nations so that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.'
  • John 12:46 : 46 I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.
  • John 1:4 : 4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of mankind.
  • John 1:7 : 7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
  • 1 Thess 5:4-7 : 4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 5 You are all children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. 6 So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
  • John 6:32 : 32 Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.'
  • John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'
  • John 15:1 : 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
  • 1 John 1:8 : 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
  • Matt 6:23 : 23 But if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
  • John 7:12 : 12 And there was a lot of murmuring among the crowds about Him. Some were saying, 'He is a good man,' but others were saying, 'No, He is deceiving the people.'

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  • John 1:1-8
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    1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

    2He was in the beginning with God.

    3All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not a single thing came into being that has come into existence.

    4In Him was life, and that life was the light of mankind.

    5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

    7He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.

    8He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

  • John 1:10-11
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    10He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.

    11He came to His own, but His own people did not receive Him.

  • John 3:19-21
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    19This is the verdict: The light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.

    20For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

    21But whoever lives by the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly seen that their deeds have been done in God.

  • John 1:13-15
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    13They were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

    14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

    15John testified about Him and cried out, saying, 'This is the one I spoke about when I said, “He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”'

  • John 12:46
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    46I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.

  • John 5:35
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    35John was a lamp that burned and shone, and for a time, you were willing to rejoice in his light.

  • 1 John 1:5-6
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    5This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

    6If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.

  • John 9:5
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    5'While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.'

  • John 8:12
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    12Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."

  • John 1:17-18
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    17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

    18No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.

  • 1 John 1:1-3
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    1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have observed and our hands have touched, concerning the Word of life—

    2the life was made visible, and we have seen it, and we testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was revealed to us—

    3what we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And truly, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

  • Luke 1:78-79
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    78Because of our God's tender mercy, the dawn from on high will visit us,

    79to shine on those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  • Gen 1:3-4
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    3Then God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.

    4God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

  • Isa 9:2
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    2You have multiplied the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.

  • John 1:29-31
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    29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'

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    31I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.

  • John 11:9-10
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    9Jesus answered, 'Aren't there twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks during the day, he won't stumble, because he sees by this world's light.'

    10'But if anyone walks at night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.'

  • 1 John 2:8
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    8Yet 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.

  • Matt 4:16
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    16The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who were sitting in the region and shadow of death, light has dawned upon them.

  • 2 Cor 4:6
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    6For 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.

  • Luke 11:33
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    33No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

  • John 12:35-36
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    35Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

    36While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." Jesus said this, then went away and was hidden from them.

  • Luke 11:36
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    36So if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it is dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.

  • Mark 1:9
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    9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

  • Matt 5:16
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    16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

  • Eph 5:13
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    13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is made visible is light.

  • John 1:34
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    34I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

  • John 9:39
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    39Jesus said, 'For judgment I came into this world, so that those who are blind may see and those who see may become blind.'

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    1As Jesus was passing by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth.