John 1:5

New American Bible - revised edition

the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:22

“How long, you naive ones, will you love naivete,

Matthew 5:15

Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house.

John 1:10

He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him.

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.’

Romans 1:28

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God handed them over to their undiscerning mind to do what is improper.

1 Corinthians 2:14

Now the natural person does not accept what pertains to the Spirit of God, for to him it is foolishness, and he cannot understand it, because it is judged spiritually.