John 3:19

New International Reader's Version

Here is the judgment. Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light. They loved darkness because what they did was evil.

Cross References

Proverbs 2:13

Men like that have left the straight paths to walk in dark ways.

Jeremiah 9:6

Jeremiah, you live among people who tell lies. When they lie, they refuse to pay any attention to me,” announces the Lord.

Leviticus 11:16

They include horned owls, screech owls, gulls and all kinds of hawks.

Leviticus 13:10

The priest must look them over carefully. Suppose there is a white swelling in the skin. Suppose it has turned the hair white. And suppose there are open sores in the swelling.

Zechariah 14:19

Egypt will be punished. So will all the other nations that don’t celebrate the feast.

Luke 12:47

“Suppose a servant knows the master’s wishes. But the servant doesn’t get ready and doesn’t do what the master wants. Then that servant will receive a heavy beating.

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees loved money. They heard all that Jesus said and made fun of him.

John 1:4

Life was in him, and that life was the light for all people.

John 1:5

The light shines in the darkness. But the darkness has not overcome the light.

John 12:31

Now it is time for the world to be judged. Now the prince of this world will be thrown out.

John 12:43

They loved praise from people more than praise from God.

John 12:46

I have come into the world to be its light. So no one who believes in me will stay in darkness.

John 5:44

You accept praise from one another. But you do not seek the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

John 7:17

Here is how someone can find out whether my teaching comes from God or from me. That person must choose to do what God wants them to do.

John 7:7

The people of the world can’t hate you. But they hate me. This is because I am a witness that their works are evil.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to the people again. He said, “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in darkness. They will have that light. They will have life.”

John 9:5

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

Romans 1:32

They know that God’s commands are right. They know that those who do evil things should die. But they continue to do those very things. They also approve of others who do them.

Romans 2:8

But there are others who only look out for themselves. They don’t accept the truth. They go astray. God will pour out his great anger on them.

2 Thessalonians 2:12

Many will not believe the truth. They will take pleasure in evil. They will be judged.

1 Peter 2:8

And, “It is a stone that causes people to trip. It is a rock that makes them fall.” (Isaiah 8:14) They trip and fall because they do not obey the message. That is also what God planned for them.

2 Peter 3:3

Most of all, here is what you must understand. In the last days people will make fun of the truth. They will laugh at it. They will follow their own evil desires.