John 1:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:22

How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

Matthew 5:15

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.

John 1:10

He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.

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 1:28

And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;

1 Corinthians 2:14

For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.