1 John 2:8

New Century Version

But also I am writing a new command to you, and you can see its truth in Jesus and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

Cross References

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 9:2

Before those people lived in darkness, but now they have seen a great light. They lived in a dark land, but a light has shined on them.

Malachi 4:2

“But for you who honor me, goodness will shine on you like the sun, with healing in its rays. You will jump around, like well-fed calves.

Matthew 4:16

These people who live in darkness will see a great light. They live in a place covered with the shadows of death, but a light will shine on them.”

Luke 1:79

It will shine on those who live in darkness, in the shadow of death. It will guide us into the path of peace.”

John 1:9

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

John 12:35

Then Jesus said, “The light will be with you for a little longer, so walk while you have the light. Then the darkness will not catch you. If you walk in the darkness, you will not know where you are going.

John 12:46

I have come as light into the world so that whoever believes in me would not stay in darkness.

John 13:34

“I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other as I have loved you.

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.”

Acts 17:30

In the past, people did not understand God, and he ignored this. But now, God tells all people in the world to change their hearts and lives.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to the light, away from the power of Satan and to God. Then their sins can be forgiven, and they can have a place with those people who have been made holy by believing in me.’

Romans 13:12

The “night” is almost finished, and the “day” is almost here. So we should stop doing things that belong to darkness and take up the weapons used for fighting in the light.

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. You know that Christ was rich, but for you he became poor so that by his becoming poor you might become rich.

Ephesians 5:8

In the past you were full of darkness, but now you are full of light in the Lord. So live like children who belong to the light.

2 Timothy 1:10

but it is now shown to us by the coming of our Savior Christ Jesus. He destroyed death, and through the Good News he showed us the way to have life that cannot be destroyed.

1 Peter 1:21

Through Christ you believe in God, who raised Christ from the dead and gave him glory. So your faith and your hope are in God.

1 John 3:23

This is what God commands: that we believe in his Son, Jesus Christ, and that we love each other, just as he commanded.

1 John 4:11

Dear friends, if God loved us that much we also should love each other.

1 John 4:21

And God gave us this command: Those who love God must also love their brothers and sisters.