42 Bible verses about Light of the World
Matthew 5:14-17
14 You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.
15 And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.
16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
17 Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.
Matthew 4:16
16 The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.
2 Corinthians 6:14
14 Do not keep company with those who have not faith: for what is there in common between righteousness and evil, or between light and dark?
1 Peter 2:9
9 But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.
Psalms 56:13
13 Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.
Revelation 21:23
23 And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.
John 12:46
46 I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.
Psalms 119:105
105 <NUN> Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.
Acts 13:47
47 For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.
Daniel 2:22
22 He is the unveiler of deep and secret things: he has knowledge of what is in the dark, and the light has its living-place with him.
Isaiah 51:4
4 Give attention to me, O my people; and give ear to me, O my nation; for teaching will go out from me, and the knowledge of the true God will be a light to the peoples.
Isaiah 60:1
1 Up! let your face be bright, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is shining on you.
Psalms 18:28
28 You, O Lord, will be my light; by you, my God, the dark will be made bright for me.
John 3:19-22
19 And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
20 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
21 But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.
22 After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.
John 1:4-6
4 What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
1 John 1:5
5 This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.
John 9:5
5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Isaiah 60:1-4
1 Up! let your face be bright, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is shining on you.
2 For truly, the earth will be dark, and the peoples veiled in blackest night; but the Lord will be shining on you, and his glory will be seen among you.
3 And nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright dawn.
4 Let your eyes be lifted up, and see: they are all coming together to you: your sons will come from far, and your daughters taken with loving care.
Luke 12:3
3 So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.
Psalms 36:9
9 For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we will see light.
1 John 1:7
7 But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin.
Psalms 80:19
19 Take us back, O Lord God of armies; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.
John 1:5
5 And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.
James 1:17
17 Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.
John 8:12
12 Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.
Psalms 37:5-7
5 Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.
6 And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun.
7 Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
Matthew 5:15-17
15 And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.
16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
17 Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.
Revelation 22:5
5 And there will be no more night; and they have no need of a light or of the shining of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light: and they will be ruling for ever and ever.
2 Corinthians 4:4-7
4 Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.
5 For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.
6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;
Luke 11:34
34 The light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark.
1 Thessalonians 5:5
5 For you are all sons of light and of the day: we are not of the night or of the dark.
Matthew 5:14
14 You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.
Acts 26:22-24
22 And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;
23 That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.
24 And when he made his answer in these words, Festus said in a loud voice, Paul, you are off your head; your great learning has made you unbalanced.
Psalms 27:1
1 <Of David.> The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?
2 Corinthians 4:6
6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Psalms 44:3
3 For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them.
Isaiah 9:2
2 The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
Psalms 31:16
16 Let your servant see the light of your face; in your mercy be my saviour.
Ephesians 1:18
18 And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints,
Luke 8:16
16 No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.
Psalms 119:130
130 The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.
1 John 1:5-8
5 This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.
6 If we say we are joined to him, and are walking still in the dark, our words are false and our acts are untrue:
7 But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us.