And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
From those who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Your habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, says the LORD.
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind,
And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the swelling be white in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there be living raw flesh in the swelling;
This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that do not come up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and did not prepare himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness did not receive it.
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me should not dwell in darkness.
How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from God only?
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from myself.
The world cannot hate you; but me it hates, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.
Then spoke Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Who knowing the judgment of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in those who do them.
But to those who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
That they all might be damned who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense, even to those who stumble at the word, being disobedient: to which also they were appointed.
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,