1 John 1:5

Good News Translation

Now the message that we have heard from his Son and announce is this: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in him.

Cross References

Psalm 139:12

but even darkness is not dark for you, and the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you.

Psalm 27:1

The Lord is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one. The Lord protects me from all danger; I will never be afraid.

Psalm 36:9

You are the source of all life, and because of your light we see the light.

Psalm 84:11

The Lord is our protector and glorious king, blessing us with kindness and honor. He does not refuse any good thing to those who do what is right.

Isaiah 2:5

Now, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light which the Lord gives us!

Isaiah 60:19

“No longer will the sun be your light by day Or the moon be your light by night; I, the Lord, will be your eternal light; The light of my glory will shine on you.

Daniel 2:22

He reveals things that are deep and secret; he knows what is hidden in darkness, and he himself is surrounded by light.

John 1:19

The Jewish authorities in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John to ask him, “Who are you?”

John 1:4

The Word was the source of life, and this life brought light to people.

John 1:9

This was the real light—the light that comes into the world and shines on all people.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. “I am the light of the world,” he said. “Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness.”

John 9:5

While I am in the world, I am the light for the world.”

1 Corinthians 11:23

For I received from the Lord the teaching that I passed on to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took a piece of bread,

1 Timothy 6:16

He alone is immortal; he lives in the light that no one can approach. No one has ever seen him; no one can ever see him. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning.

1 John 3:11

The message you heard from the very beginning is this: we must love one another.

Revelation 21:23

The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God shines on it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Revelation 22:5

There shall be no more night, and they will not need lamps or sunlight, because the Lord God will be their light, and they will rule as kings forever and ever.