1 John 1:5

New Living Translation

This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.

Cross References

Psalm 139:12

but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you.

Psalm 27:1

The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?

Psalm 36:9

For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.

Isaiah 2:5

Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord!

Isaiah 60:19

“No longer will you need the sun to shine by day, nor the moon to give its light by night, for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

Daniel 2:22

He reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in darkness, though he is surrounded by light.

John 1:19

This was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John, “Who are you?”

John 1:4

The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone.

John 1:9

The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

John 9:5

But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.”

1 Corinthians 11:23

For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread

1 Timothy 6:16

He alone can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No human eye has ever seen him, nor ever will. All honor and power to him forever! Amen.

James 1:17

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

1 John 3:11

This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.

Revelation 22:5

And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.