John 3:20

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

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  • John 7:7 : 7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
  • Eph 5:11-13 : 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
  • 1 Kgs 22:8 : 8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
  • Job 24:13-17 : 13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. 14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. 15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. 16 In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. 17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
  • Ps 50:17 : 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
  • Prov 1:29 : 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
  • Prov 5:12 : 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reoof;
  • Prov 15:12 : 12 A scorner loveth not one that reoveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
  • Amos 5:10-11 : 10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. 11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
  • Luke 11:45 : 45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
  • Jas 1:23-25 : 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

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    18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

    19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

  • John 3:21
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    21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

  • Eph 5:11-13
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    11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

    12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

    13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

  • 1 John 2:9-11
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    9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

    10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

    11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

  • 1 John 3:10
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    10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

  • John 1:8-9
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    8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

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  • 3 John 1:11
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    11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

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    5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

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    5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

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    7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

    8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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    4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

  • John 7:7
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    7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

  • John 11:10
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    10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

  • Matt 5:15-16
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    15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

    16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

  • Luke 11:33
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    33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

  • John 12:46
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    46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

  • John 12:35-36
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    35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

    36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

  • Job 24:13-14
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    13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

    14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

  • 1 John 3:12-13
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    12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

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    16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

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    6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

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    8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

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    23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

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    22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

  • Luke 11:35-36
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    35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

    36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

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    15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

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    17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

  • Prov 8:36
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    36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

  • Prov 24:20
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    20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

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    20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

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    23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

  • Rom 1:18
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    18 For the wrath of God is revealed fm heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

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    11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

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    12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  • 1 Tim 5:20
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    20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.