Bible Verses about 'Light of the world'

You are the light of the world. A town built on a… Matthew 5:14

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You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 5:14 righteousness evangelism life
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12 Jesus life following

My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
John 17:15 safety mediator evil
You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
James 4:4 sin God friendship
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
John 6:51 bread Jesus body
My soul yearns for you in the night;
in the morning my spirit longs for you.
When your judgments come upon the earth,
the people of the world learn righteousness.
Isaiah 26:9 righteousness judgment learning
Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
John 17:24 Jesus Father prayer
For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
1 John 2:16 desires addiction pride
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
Romans 1:20 creation strength mind
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
John 3:17 salvation Jesus judgment
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.
1 John 2:15 sin love Father
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.
Ephesians 5:8 light children life
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:3 creation speaking light
For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
1 John 5:4 faith God overcoming
I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.
John 16:28 Father world ascension
If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.
John 15:18 persecution Jesus world
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Galatians 6:14 crucifixion world
Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
Isaiah 60:1 valuable God beauty
The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
1 John 2:17 eternal life obedience desires
Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
1 John 5:5 faith Jesus overcoming
But 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, purifies us from all sin.
1 John 1:7 purification sacrifice community
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.
Psalm 24:1 God life almighty
For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth.
Ephesians 5:9 light goodness righteousness
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.
2 Corinthians 10:3 life understanding world
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”
Mark 16:15 obedience evangelism Jesus
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 encouragement peace overcoming
The unfolding of your words gives light;
it gives understanding to the simple.
Psalm 119:130 Word of God understanding light
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2:2 sin Savior forgiveness
When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment.
John 16:8 Holy Spirit mediator sin
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:5 evil overcoming light
You, Lord, keep my lamp burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.
Psalm 18:28 dependence protection light
Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path.
Psalm 119:105 Word of God light
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
Mark 8:36 greed materialism life
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
1 Timothy 6:7-8 food materialism contentment
This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
1 John 4:2-3 Spirit Jesus acknowledging
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:14 evangelism end times kingdom
For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
“I have made you a light for the Gentiles,
that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 13:47 evangelism salvation light
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
1 John 4:9 love Jesus life
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:15-16 evangelism worship goodness
Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;
let this be known to all the world.
Isaiah 12:5 singing worship world
The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 safety fear light
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
1 John 4:4 salvation overcoming almighty
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 grace eternal life faith
That God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5:19 sin salvation Jesus
But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
John 3:21 light truth obedience
It was not by their sword that they won the land,
nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand, your arm,
and the light of your face, for you loved them.
Psalm 44:3 love strength dependence
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:27 encouragement peace worrying
The precepts of the Lord are right,
giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
giving light to the eyes.
Psalm 19:8 law joy heart
Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”
John 18:36 kingdom serving world
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
1 John 3:1 love Father children