John 3:19

Coverdale Bible (1535)

But this is ye codempnacion, that the light is come in to the worlde, and men loued the darknesse more the ye light: for their workes were euell.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • John 1:4 : 4 In him was the life, and the life was the light of men:
  • John 8:12 : 12 Then spake Iesus agayne vnto them, and sayde: I am the light of the worlde. He that foloweth me, shal not walke in darknesse, but shal haue the light of life.
  • 2 Thess 2:12 : 12 yt all they might be daned, which beleued not the trueth, but had pleasure in vnrighteousnes.
  • 2 Pet 3:3 : 3 This first vnderstonde, that in the last dayes there shal come mockers, which wyll walke after their awne lustes,
  • John 9:39-41 : 39 And Iesus sayde: I am come to iudgmet in to this worlde, that they which se not, might se: and that they which se, might be made blynde. 40 And some of the Pharises yt were with him, herde this, and sayde vnto him: Are we then blynde also? 41 Iesus sayde vnto the: Yf ye were blynde, ye shulde haue no synne. But now that ye saye, we se, therfore youre sonne remayneth.
  • Acts 24:21-26 : 21 excepte it be for this one worde, that I cried stondinge amonge them: Of the resurreccion off the deed am I iudged of you this daye. 22 Whan Felix herde this, he dyfferred the (for he knewe very well of that waye) and sayde: Whan Lysias the vpper captayne commeth downe, I wyl knowe ye vttemost of youre matter 23 But he commaunded the vndercaptayne to kepe Paul, and to let him haue rest, and that he shulde forbydde none of his acquauntauce to mynister vnto him, or to come vnto him. 24 But after certayne dayes came Felix wt his wife Drusilla, which was a Iewesse, and called for Paul, and herde him of the faith in Christ. 25 Howbeit whan Paul spake off righteousnesse, and off chastite and off the iudgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered: Go thy waye for this tyme. Whan I haue a conuenyent tyme, I wil sende for the. 26 He hoped also, that money shulde haue bene geuen him of Paul, therfore called he oft for him, and commened with him.
  • Rom 1:32 : 32 which men, though they knowe the righteousnes of God (that they which do soch, are worthy of death) yet not onely do the same, but also haue pleasure in those that do the.
  • Rom 2:8 : 8 But vnto them that are contencious & not obedient vnto the trueth, but obeye vnrighteousnes, shal come indignacion and wrath,
  • 2 Cor 2:15-16 : 15 For we are vnto God the good fauoure of Christ, both amonge the yt are saued, & amonge them yt perishe. 16 To these, ye sauoure of death vnto death: but vnto ye other, the sauoure of life vnto life. And who is mete therto?
  • John 10:26-27 : 26 But ye beleue not, because ye are not of my shepe as I sayde vnto you. 27 My shepe heare my voyce, & I knowe the, & they folowe me.
  • John 12:43 : 43 For they loued more the prayse with men, then with God.
  • John 15:22-25 : 22 Yf I had not come & spoke vnto the, the shulde they haue no synne But now haue they nothinge to cloake their synne withall. 23 He yt hateth me, hateth my father also. 24 Yf I had not done amoge the the workes which no other ma dyd, they shulde haue no synne. But now haue they sene it, and yet haue they hated both me & my father. 25 Neuertheles that the sayenge might be fulfilled, which is wrytten in their lawe: They haue hated me without a cause.
  • John 1:9-9 : 9 That was the true light, which lighteth all men, that come in to this worlde. 10 He was in the worlde, & the worlde was made by him, and ye worlde knewe him not. 11 He came in to his awne, and his awne receaued him not.
  • John 5:44 : 44 How can ye beleue which receaue prayse one of another, and seke not the prayse, that is of God onely?
  • John 7:7 : 7 The worlde can not hate you, but me it hateth: because I testifye of it, that the workes of it are euell.
  • John 7:17 : 17 Yf eny man wyl do his will, he shal knowe, whether this doctryne be of God, or whether I speake of my self.
  • Isa 30:9-9 : 9 For it is an obstinate people, vnfaithful children, children that will not heare the lawe of the LORDE. 10 They darre saye to the prophetes: Intromitte youre selues with nothinge, and vnto ye Soythsayers: tell us of nothinge for to come, but speake frendly wordes vnto vs, and preach vs false thinges. 11 Treade out of the waye, go out of the path, turne the holy one of Israel from vs. 12 Therfore thus saieth the holy one of Israel: In as moch as ye haue cast of youre bewtie, and conforted youre selues with power and nymblenesse, and put youre confidence therin:
  • Matt 11:20-24 : 20 Then beganne he to vpbrade the cities, in the which most of his miracles were done, because they amended not. 21 Wo vnto the Chorasin, Wo vnto the Bethsaida: for yf the miracles which haue bene shewed amoge you, had bene done in Tyre and Sidon, they had repented longe agoo in sack cloth and asshes. 22 Neuertheles I saye vnto you: It shalbe easyer for Tyre and Sidon in the daye of iudgment, then for you. 23 And thou Capernaum which art lift vp vnto heauen, shalt be brought downe vnto hel. For yf the miracles which haue bene done in the, had bene shewed in Sodom, they had remained vnto this daye. 24 Neuertheles I saye vnto you: It shalbe easyer for the londe of Sodome in the daye of iudgment, the for the.
  • Luke 10:11-16 : 11 Euen the very dust which cleaueth vpon vs of youre cite, wype we of vpon you. But of this ye shal be sure, that the kyngdome of God was come nye vnto you. 12 I saye vnto you: It shalbe easyer for Sodome in that daye, then for that cite. 13 Wo vnto the Chorazin, wo vnto the Bethsaida: for yf the miracles which haue bene done amonge you had bene done at Tyre and Sidon, they had done pennaunce longe agoo, syttinge in sack cloth and in asshes. 14 Neuertheles it shalbe easyer for Tyre and Sidon at the iudgment, then for you. 15 And thou Capernaum which art exalted vnto the heauen, shalt be thrust downe vnto hell. 16 He that heareth you, heareth me: and he that despyseth you, despyseth me: but who so despyseth me, despyseth him yt sent me.
  • Luke 12:47 : 47 The seruaunt that knewe his lordes wil and prepared not himself, nether dyd acordinge to his will, shal be beaten with many strypes:
  • Luke 16:14 : 14 All these thinges herde the Pharises, which were couetous, and they mocked hi.
  • Heb 3:12-13 : 12 Take hede brethren, that there be not in eny of you an euell hert of vnbeleue, to departe from the lyuynge God: 13 but exhorte youre selues daylie, whyle it is called to daye, lest eny of you waxe harde harted thorow ye disceatfulnes of synne.
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 and a stone to stomble at, and a rock to be offended at, namely in the which stomble at ye worde, and beleue not that wheron they were set.
  • John 8:44-45 : 44 Ye are of the father the deuell, and after the lustes of youre father wyl ye do. The same was a murthurer from the begynnynge, and abode not in the trueth: for the trueth is not in him. Whan he speaketh a lye, then speaketh he of his awne: for he is a lyar, and a father of the same. 45 But because I saye the trueth, ye beleue me not.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • John 3:20-21
    2 verses
    87%

    20Whosoeuer doth euell, hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his dedes shulde not be reproued.

    21But he that doth the trueth, commeth to the light, that his workes maye be knowne: for they are done in God.

  • John 3:16-18
    3 verses
    81%

    16For God so loued the worlde, that he gaue his onely sonne, that who so euer beleueth in hi, shulde not perishe, but haue euerlastinge life.

    17For God sent not his sonne in to ye worlde to condempne the worlde, but that the worlde might be saued by him.

    18He that beleueth on him, shal not be codemned. But he that beleueth not, is codemned allready: because he beleueth not on the name of the onely sonne of God.

  • John 1:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4In him was the life, and the life was the light of men:

    5and the light shyneth in the darknesse, and the darknesse comprehended it not.

  • John 1:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7The same came for a witnesse, to beare wytnesse of ye light, that thorow him they all might beleue.

    8He was not that light, but that he might beare witnesse of ye light.

    9That was the true light, which lighteth all men, that come in to this worlde.

  • John 12:46
    76%

    46I am come a light in to the worlde, that whosoeuer beleueth on me, shulde not byde in darknesse.

  • 1 John 1:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5And this is the tydinges which we haue herde of him, & declare vnto you, that God is lighte, and in him is no darknes at all.

    6Yf we saye that we haue fellishippe with him, and yet walke in darknes, we lye, and do not the trueth.

  • John 12:35-36
    2 verses
    75%

    35Then sayde Iesus vnto them: The light is yet a litle whyle with you, walke whyle ye haue the light, that the darknesse fall not vpo you. He that walketh in the darknesse, woteth not whither he goeth.

    36Beleue ye on the light, whyle ye haue it, that ye maye be the children of light. These thinges spake Iesus, and departed awaye, and hyd himself from them.

  • John 11:10
    74%

    10But he that walketh in the night, stobleth: for there is no light in him.

  • John 8:12
    73%

    12Then spake Iesus agayne vnto them, and sayde: I am the light of the worlde. He that foloweth me, shal not walke in darknesse, but shal haue the light of life.

  • 1 John 2:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8The olde comaundement is the worde, which ye haue herde from the begynnynge. Agayne, a new comaundemet wryte I vnto you, a thinge that is true in him & also in you: for the darknesse is past, and the true lighte now shyneth.

    9He that sayeth he is in lighte, and hateth his brother, is yet in darknesse.

  • Matt 6:23
    73%

    23But and yf thyne eye be wycked, all thy body shalbe full of darckenes: Wherfore yf the light that is in the, be darckenes, how greate then shall that darckenes be?

  • 1 John 2:11
    73%

    11But he yt hateth his brother, is in darknes, and walketh in darknes, and can not tell whither he goeth, for ye darknes hath blynded his eyes.

  • Matt 5:16
    73%

    16Let youre light so shyne before men, that they maye se youre good workes, and glorify youre father which is in heauen.

  • Luke 11:33
    72%

    33No man lighteth a candell, and putteth it in a preuy place, nether vnder a busshell, but vpon a candilsticke, that they which come in, maye se ye light.

  • Matt 4:16
    72%

    16the people which sat in darknes, sawe a greate lyght, & to them which sat in the region & shadowe of deeth, lyght is begone to shyne.

  • Isa 9:2
    72%

    2Neuertheles ye people that haue dwelt in darcknesse, shal se a greate light. As for them that dwel in the londe of the shadowe of death, vpon them shal the light shyne.

  • 1 John 3:10
    72%

    10By this are the children of God knowne & the children of the deuell. Who so euer doeth not righteousnes, is not of God, nether he thath loueth not his brother.

  • Luke 11:35-36
    2 verses
    72%

    35Take hede therfore, that the light which is in the, be not darcknesse.

    36Yf thy body now be light, so that it haue no parte of darknesse, then shal it be all full of light, and shall light the euen as a cleare lightenynge.

  • John 12:31
    71%

    31Now goeth the iudgment ouer the worlde. Now shal the prynce of this worlde be thrust out.

  • Eph 5:13
    71%

    13But all thinges are manifest, whan they are rebuked of the lighte. For what so euer is manifest, that same is lighte.

  • John 9:39
    71%

    39And Iesus sayde: I am come to iudgmet in to this worlde, that they which se not, might se: and that they which se, might be made blynde.

  • Job 17:12
    71%

    12chaunginge the night in to daye, & ye light in to darcknes.

  • John 3:36
    71%

    36He that beleueth on the sonne, hath euerlastinge life: he that beleueth not the sonne, shal not se the life, but ye wrath of God abydeth vpon him.

  • John 7:7
    71%

    7The worlde can not hate you, but me it hateth: because I testifye of it, that the workes of it are euell.

  • Rom 2:2
    71%

    2For we are sure that the iudgment of God is (acordinge to the trueth) ouer them that do soch.

  • 1 John 2:15
    71%

    15Se that ye loue not the worlde, nether ye thinges that are in the worlde. Yf eny man loue the worlde, the loue of the father is not in him:

  • John 16:11
    71%

    11Of iudgmet, because the prynce of this worlde is iudged allready.

  • 2 Thess 2:10
    71%

    10and with all deceauablenes of vnrighteousnes amonge them that perishe, because they receaued not the loue of ye trueth, that they might haue bene saued.

  • Eph 5:8
    70%

    8For sometyme ye were darknesse, but now are ye lighte in the LORDE. Walke as the children of lighte.

  • 2 Thess 2:12
    70%

    12yt all they might be daned, which beleued not the trueth, but had pleasure in vnrighteousnes.

  • John 5:35
    70%

    35He was a burnynge and shyninge light, but ye wolde haue reioysed a litle whyle in his light.

  • Prov 4:19
    70%

    19But ye waye of the vngodly is as the darcknesse, wherin me fall, or they be awarre.

  • John 5:29
    70%

    29and shal go forth, they that haue done good, vnto the resurreccion of life: but they that haue done euell, vnto the resurreccion of damnacion.

  • 1 John 3:8
    70%

    8He that commytteth synne, is of the deuell: for the deuell synneth sence ye begynnynge. For this purpose appeared the sonne of God, to lowse the workes of the deuell.

  • 3 John 1:11
    70%

    11My beloued, folowe not yt which is euell, but that which is good. He that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euell, seyth not God.

  • Eph 5:11
    70%

    11and haue no fellishippe with ye vnfrutefull workes of darknes, but rather rebuke the.

  • John 16:9
    70%

    9Of synne, because they beleue not on me.

  • Rom 1:18
    70%

    18As it is wrytte: The iust shal lyue by his faith. For ye wrath of God is declared from heauen vpon all vngodlynes and vnrighteousnes of me,which witholde the trueth of God in vnrighteousnes:

  • 2 Cor 4:4
    70%

    4amonge whom the God of this worlde hath blynded ye myndes of them which beleue not, that ye lighte of the Gospell of the glory of Christ ( which is the ymage of God) shulde not shyne vnto them.

  • 1 John 3:12
    70%

    12not as Cain, which was of the wicked, and slewe his brother. And wherfore slewe he him? euen because his awne workes were euell, and his brothers righteous.