John 3:19

New Century Version

They are judged by this fact: The Light has come into the world, but they did not want light. They wanted darkness, because they were doing evil things.

Cross References

Proverbs 2:13

who don’t do what is right but what is evil.

Jeremiah 9:6

Jeremiah, you live in the middle of lies. With their lies the people refuse to know me,” says the Lord.

Leviticus 11:16

horned owls, screech owls, sea gulls, any kind of hawk,

Leviticus 13:10

and the priest must look at him. If there is a white swelling in the skin, and the hair has become white, and the skin looks raw in the swelling,

Zechariah 14:19

This will be the punishment for Egypt and any nation which does not go to celebrate the Feast of Shelters.

Luke 12:47

“The servant who knows what his master wants but is not ready, or who does not do what the master wants, will be beaten with many blows!

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees, who loved money, were listening to all these things and made fun of Jesus.

John 1:4

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

John 1:5

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.

John 12:31

Now is the time for the world to be judged; now the ruler of this world will be thrown down.

John 12:43

They loved praise from people more than praise from God.

John 12:46

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

John 5:44

You try to get praise from each other, but you do not try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

John 7:17

If people choose to do what God wants, they will know that my teaching comes from God and not from me.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I tell it the evil things it does.

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.”

Romans 1:32

They know God’s law says that those who live like this should die. But they themselves not only continue to do these evil things, they applaud others who do them.

Romans 2:8

But other people are selfish. They refuse to follow truth and, instead, follow evil. God will give them his punishment and anger.

2 Thessalonians 2:12

So all those will be judged guilty who did not believe the truth, but enjoyed doing evil.

1 Peter 2:8

Also, he is “a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey what God says, which is what God planned to happen to them.

2 Peter 3:3

It is most important for you to understand what will happen in the last days. People will laugh at you. They will live doing the evil things they want to do.