1 John 2:8

New American Bible - revised edition

And yet I do write a new commandment to you, which holds true in him and among you, for the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

Cross References

Ephesians 5:8

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light,

Romans 13:12

the night is advanced, the day is at hand. Let us then throw off the works of darkness [and] put on the armor of light;

John 13:34

I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 1:9

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

John 12:46

I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.

1 John 4:21

This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.

1 John 4:11

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another.

2 Timothy 1:10

but now made manifest through the appearance of our savior Christ Jesus, who destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sake he became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may obtain forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been consecrated by faith in me.’

Acts 17:30

God has overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he demands that all people everywhere repent

Luke 1:79

to shine on those who sit in darkness and death’s shadow, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

Psalm 36:9

They feast on the rich food of your house; from your delightful stream you give them drink.

Psalm 27:1

Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid?

John 12:35

Jesus said to them, “The light will be among you only a little while. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness may not overcome you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where he is going.

Matthew 4:16

the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.”

Isaiah 9:2

You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing; They rejoice before you as people rejoice at harvest, as they exult when dividing the spoils.

Psalm 84:11

Better one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Better the threshold of the house of my God than a home in the tents of the wicked.

1 Peter 1:21

who through him believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Mutual Love.

1 John 3:23

And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us.