1 John 2:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

Again, I give you a new law, which is true in him and in you; for the night is near its end and the true light is even now shining out.

Cross References

Psalm 27:1

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?

Psalm 36:9

For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we will see light.

Psalm 84:11

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

Isaiah 9:2

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.

Malachi 4:2

But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.

Matthew 4:16

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.

Luke 1:79

To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

John 1:9

The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

John 12:35

Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

John 12:46

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.

John 13:34

I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another.

John 8:12

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.

Acts 17:30

Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart:

Acts 26:18

To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.

Romans 13:12

The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.

Ephesians 5:8

For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

2 Timothy 1:10

But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,

1 Peter 1:21

Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

1 John 3:23

And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.

1 John 4:11

My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.

1 John 4:21

And this is the word which we have from him, that he who has love for God is to have the same love for his brother.