1 John 2:8

God's Word

On the other hand, I’m writing to give you a new commandment. It’s a truth that exists in Christ and in you: The darkness is fading, and the true light is already shining.

Cross References

Psalm 27:1

The Lord is my light and my salvation. Who is there to fear? The Lord is my life’s fortress. Who is there to be afraid of?

Psalm 36:9

Indeed, the fountain of life is with you. In your light we see light.

Psalm 84:11

The Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord grants favor and honor. He does not hold back any blessing from those who live innocently.

Isaiah 9:2

The people who walk in darkness will see a bright light. The light will shine on those who live in the land of death’s shadow.

Malachi 4:2

“The Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings for you people who fear my name. You will go out and leap like calves let out of a stall.

Matthew 4:16

The people who lived in darkness have seen a bright light. A light has risen for those who live in a land overshadowed by death.”

Luke 1:79

He will give light to those who live in the dark and in death’s shadow. He will guide us into the way of peace.”

John 1:9

The real light, which shines on everyone, was coming into the world.

John 12:35

Jesus answered the crowd, “The light will still be with you for a little while. Walk while you have light so that darkness won’t defeat you. Those who walk in the dark don’t know where they’re going.

John 12:46

I am the light that has come into the world so that everyone who believes in me will not live in the dark.

John 13:34

“I’m giving you a new commandment: Love each other in the same way that I have loved you.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will have a life filled with light and will never live in the dark.”

Acts 17:30

“God overlooked the times when people didn’t know any better. But now he commands everyone everywhere to turn to him and change the way they think and act.

Acts 26:18

You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan’s control to God’s. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and a share among God’s people who are made holy by believing in me.’

Romans 13:12

The night is almost over, and the day is near. So we should get rid of the things that belong to the dark and take up the weapons that belong to the light.

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know about the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was rich, yet for your sake he became poor in order to make you rich through his poverty.

Ephesians 5:8

Once you lived in the dark, but now the Lord has filled you with light. Live as children who have light.

2 Timothy 1:10

Now with the coming of our Savior Christ Jesus, he has revealed it. Christ has destroyed death, and through the Good News he has brought eternal life into full view.

1 Peter 1:21

Through him you believe in God who brought Christ back to life and gave him glory. So your faith and confidence are in God.

1 John 3:23

This is his commandment: to believe in his Son, the one named Jesus Christ, and to love each other as he commanded us.

1 John 4:11

Dear friends, if this is the way God loved us, we must also love each other.

1 John 4:21

Christ has given us this commandment: The person who loves God must also love other believers.