1 John 1:5

New Century Version

Here is the message we have heard from Christ and now announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.

Cross References

Psalm 139:12

But even the darkness is not dark to you. The night is as light as the day; darkness and light are the same to you.

Psalm 27:1

The Lord is my light and the one who saves me. So why should I fear anyone? The Lord protects my life. So why should I be afraid?

Psalm 36:9

You are the giver of life. Your light lets us enjoy life.

Psalm 84:11

The Lord God is like a sun and shield; the Lord gives us kindness and honor. He does not hold back anything good from those whose lives are innocent.

Isaiah 2:5

Come, family of Jacob, and let us follow the way of the Lord.

Isaiah 60:19

The sun will no longer be your light during the day nor will the brightness from the moon be your light, because the Lord will be your light forever, and your God will be your glory.

Daniel 2:22

He makes known secrets that are deep and hidden; he knows what is hidden in darkness, and light is all around him.

John 1:19

Here is the truth John told when the leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

John 1:4

In him there was life, and that life was the light of all people.

John 1:9

The true Light that gives light to all was coming into the world!

John 8:12

Later, Jesus talked to the people again, saying, “I am the light of the world. The person who follows me will never live in darkness but will have the light that gives life.”

John 9:5

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

1 Corinthians 11:23

The teaching I gave you is the same teaching I received from the Lord: On the night when the Lord Jesus was handed over to be killed, he took bread

1 Timothy 6:16

He is the only One who never dies. He lives in light so bright no one can go near it. No one has ever seen God, or can see him. May honor and power belong to God forever. Amen.

James 1:17

Every good action and every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Creator of the sun, moon, and stars, who does not change like their shifting shadows.

1 John 3:11

This is the teaching you have heard from the beginning: We must love each other.

Revelation 21:23

The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God is its light, and the Lamb is the city’s lamp.

Revelation 22:5

There will never be night again. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light. And they will rule as kings forever and ever.