John 1:9

God's Word

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

Cross References

Isaiah 49:6

Now, the Lord says, “You are not just my servant who restores the tribes of Jacob and brings back those in Israel whom I have preserved. I have also made you a light for the nations so that you would save people all over the world.”

Isaiah 8:20

They should go to the teachings and to the written instructions. If people don’t speak these words, it is because it doesn’t dawn on them.

Matthew 6:23

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If the light in you is darkness, how dark it will be!

Luke 11:36

If your whole body is full of light and not darkness, it will be as bright as a lamp shining on you.”

John 1:4

He was the source of life, and that life was the light for humanity.

John 1:7

John came to declare the truth about the light so that everyone would become believers through his message.

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 14:6

Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me.

John 15:1

⌞Then Jesus said,⌟ “I am the true vine, and my Father takes care of the vineyard.

John 6:32

Jesus said to them, “I can guarantee this truth: Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

John 7:12

The crowds argued about Jesus. Some people said, “He’s a good man,” while others said, “No he isn’t. He deceives the people.”

1 John 1:8

If we say, “We aren’t sinful” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 2:8

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.

1 John 5:20

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we know the real God. We are in the one who is real, his Son Jesus Christ. This Jesus Christ is the real God and eternal life.