John 3:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:9

And she took the cooking-pot, and put the cakes before him, but he would not take them. And Amnon said, Let everyone go away from me. So they all went out.

1 Kings 22:8

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

1 Kings 3:20

And she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while your servant was sleeping; and she took it in her arms and put her dead child in my arms.

Psalm 50:17

Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

Proverbs 1:29

For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:

Proverbs 15:12

The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

Proverbs 16:30

He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

Proverbs 2:13

Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;

Proverbs 4:18

But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

Proverbs 5:12

And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

Jeremiah 9:6

There is wrong on wrong, deceit on deceit; they have given up the knowledge of me, says the Lord.

Luke 11:45

And one of the teachers of the law, answering, said to him, Master, in saying this, you give a bad name to us as to them.

John 3:21

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.

John 7:7

It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.