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12Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me does not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
5And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths.
7But if we walk in the light, just as he also is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
9But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
16So then, let your light shine in the sight of men, so that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father, who is in heaven.
5And this is the announcement which we have heard from him, and which we announce to you: that God is light, and in him there is no darkness.
1A Psalm of David, before he was sealed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?
8For you were darkness, in times past, but now you are light, in the Lord. So then, walk as sons of the light.
14You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
130The declaration of your words illuminates, and it gives understanding to little ones.
6For God, who told the light to shine out of darkness, has shined a light into our hearts, to illuminate the knowledge of the splendor of God, in the person of Christ Jesus.
3And God said, “Let there be light.” And light became.
5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
17Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor any shadow of alteration.