John 3:19
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19 [a]And this is the verdict,(A) that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil.
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- 3:19 Judgment is not only future but is partially realized here and now.
John 8:12
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12 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.”(A)
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John 9:5
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5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”(A)
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John 12:35
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35 Jesus said to them, “The light will be among you only a little while. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness may not overcome you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where he is going.(A)
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John 1:46
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46 But Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
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Wisdom 7:29-30
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29 For she is fairer than the sun(A)
and surpasses every constellation of the stars.
Compared to light, she is found more radiant;
30 though night supplants light,
wickedness does not prevail over Wisdom.
1 Thessalonians 5:4
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4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, for that day to overtake you like a thief.(A)
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1 John 2:8
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8 And yet I do write a new commandment to you, which holds true in him and among you,[a] for the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.(A)
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- 2:8 Which holds true in him and among you: literally, “a thing that holds true in him and in you.”
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