John 1:5

New Living Translation

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:22

“How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?

Matthew 5:15

No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.

John 1:10

He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’

Romans 1:28

Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.

1 Corinthians 2:14

But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.