1 John 1:5

Catholic Public Domain Version

And this is the announcement which we have heard from him, and which we announce to you: that God is light, and in him there is no darkness.

Cross References

Psalm 139:12

A talkative man will not be guided aright upon the earth. Evils will drag the unjust man unto utter ruin.

Psalm 27:1

A Psalm of David himself. To you, Lord, I will cry out. My God, do not be silent toward me. For if you remain silent toward me, I will become like those who descend into the pit.

Psalm 36:9

For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.

Psalm 84:11

Mercy and truth have met each other. Justice and peace have kissed.

Isaiah 2:5

O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

Isaiah 60:19

The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon illuminate you. Instead, the Lord will be an everlasting light for you, and your God will be your glory.

Daniel 2:22

He reveals deep and hidden things, and he knows what has been established in darkness. And the light is with him.

John 1:19

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him, so that they might ask him, "Who are you?"

John 1:4

Life was in Him, and Life was the light of men.

John 1:9

The true Light, which illuminates every man, was coming into this world.

John 8:12

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me does not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."

John 9:5

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

1 Corinthians 11:23

For I have received from the Lord what I have also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the same night that he was handed over, took bread,

1 Timothy 6:16

who alone holds immortality, and who inhabits the inaccessible light, whom no man has seen, nor even is able to see, to whom is honor and everlasting dominion. Amen.

James 1:17

Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor any shadow of alteration.

1 John 3:11

For this is the announcement that you heard from the beginning: that you should love one another.

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine in it. For the glory of God has illuminated it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Revelation 22:5

And night shall be no more. And they will not need the light of a lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them. And they shall reign forever and ever.