John 3:20

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

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  • John 7:7 : 7 'The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify about it that its works are evil.'
  • Eph 5:11-13 : 11 Do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of what they do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is made visible is light.
  • 1 Kgs 22:8 : 8 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, only bad. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.' Jehoshaphat replied, 'The king should not say such a thing.'
  • Job 24:13-17 : 13 They are among those who rebel against the light; they do not recognize its ways nor stay on its paths. 14 At daybreak, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy, and at night, he is like a thief. 15 The adulterer waits for twilight, saying, 'No one will see me,' and he disguises his face. 16 In the darkness, they break into houses, but by day, they shut themselves in; they do not know the light. 17 For to them, the morning is like deep darkness; they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.
  • Ps 50:17 : 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you.
  • Prov 1:29 : 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 The path of the righteous is like the morning light, shining brighter and brighter until the full day.
  • Prov 5:12 : 12 You will say, 'How I hated discipline, and my heart despised correction!'
  • Prov 15:12 : 12 A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise.
  • Amos 5:10-11 : 10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty. 11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine.
  • Luke 11:45 : 45 One of the experts in the law answered, 'Teacher, by saying these things, you insult us as well.'
  • Jas 1:23-25 : 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—this person will be blessed in what he does.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 3:18-19
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    18Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is already condemned, because they have not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.

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

  • John 3:21
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    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.

  • Eph 5:11-13
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    11Do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.

    12For it is shameful even to speak of what they do in secret.

    13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is made visible is light.

  • 1 John 2:9-11
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    9Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates their brother or sister is still in the darkness.

    10Whoever loves their brother or sister abides in the light, and in them there is no cause for stumbling.

    11But the one who hates their brother or sister is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.

  • 1 John 3:10
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    10By this the children of God and the children of the devil are distinguished: Anyone who does not practice righteousness and does not love their brother or sister is not of God.

  • John 1:8-9
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    8He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

    9The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

  • 3 John 1:11
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    11Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.

  • John 1:5
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    5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

  • 1 John 1:5-8
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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.

    7But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.

    8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

  • 1 John 3:4
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    4Everyone who commits sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

  • John 7:7
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    7'The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify about it that its works are evil.'

  • John 11:10
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    10'But if anyone walks at night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.'

  • Matt 5:15-16
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    15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

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

  • 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 12:46
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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 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.

  • Job 24:13-14
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    13They are among those who rebel against the light; they do not recognize its ways nor stay on its paths.

    14At daybreak, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy, and at night, he is like a thief.

  • 1 John 3:12-13
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    12Not like Cain, who was from the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil and his brother’s were righteous.

    13Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.

  • Luke 8:16-17
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    16No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they set it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see the light.

    17For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, nor is anything concealed that will not be known and brought to light.

  • 1 John 3:6-8
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    6No one who abides in Him keeps on sinning; no one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

    7Little children, let no one lead you astray. The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

    8The one who practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this reason: to destroy the works of the devil.

  • Matt 6:23
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    23But 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!

  • Job 34:22
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    22There is no darkness or deep shadow where evildoers can hide themselves.

  • Luke 11:35-36
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    35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

    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.

  • 1 John 3:15
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    15Everyone who hates their brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in them.

  • 1 John 5:17
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    17All wrongdoing is sin, and yet there is sin that does not lead to death.

  • Prov 8:36
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    36But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.

  • Prov 24:20
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    20For the wicked have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.

  • Isa 5:20
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    20Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who make bitter sweet and sweet bitter!

  • John 15:23
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    23Whoever hates me also hates my Father.

  • Rom 1:18
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    18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness.

  • 2 John 1:11
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    11For the one who greets him shares in his wicked works.

  • 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."

  • 1 Tim 5:20
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    20Rebuke those who persist in sin in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.