Light

How Nave’s arranged it

• CreatedGenesis 1:3–5Isaiah 45:72 Corinthians 4:6
• MiraculousMatthew 17:2Acts 9:3
• FIGURATIVE AND SYMBOLICAL1 Kings 11:36Psalms 27:1Psalms 119:105Psalms 119:130Proverbs 6:23Ecclesiastes 2:13Isaiah 8:20Isaiah 49:6Isaiah 58:8Isaiah 60:19Isaiah 60:20Matthew 4:16Matthew 5:14Matthew 5:16Luke 2:32Luke 11:34Luke 16:8John 1:4John 1:5John 1:7–9

The passages, in Bible order (43)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 1:3–5

   And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 1:3–51 voice

   “The first word of God created the nature of light; it made darkness vanish, dispelled gloom, illuminated the world, and gave to all beings at the same time a sweet and gracious aspect. The heavens, until then enveloped in darkness, appeared with that beauty which they still present to our eyes. The air was lighted up, or rather made the light circulate mixed with its substance, and, distributing its splendour rapidly in every direction, so dispersed itself to its extreme limits. Up it sprang to the very æther and heaven.

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2. 1 Kings 11:36

   I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 11:361 voice

   “The words "so that David may always have a lamp" refer to that small part of the kingdom which was like the sun in the abundance of its light: "Your throne will be like the sun before me." Moreover, as we light many firebrands from …

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3. Psalms 27:1

   The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?

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   “Christians have nothing to fear, even if demons should not be well-disposed to them; for they are protected by the supreme God, who is well pleased with their piety and who sets his divine angels to watch over those who are worthy of such guardianship, so that they can suffer nothing from demons.

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4. Psalms 119:105

   Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

   ›Commentary on Psalms 119:1051 voice

   "Therefore will I remember you, O Lord, from the land of Jordan and Hermon." Therefore, one who is troubled, if he takes good counsel, goes out from Egypt and follows the way of light, for Hermon is interpreted to mean "way of the lamp." And so, go out first from Egypt, if you wish to see Christ's light. The Canaanite woman went out from the territory of the pagans and found Christ; she said to him, "Have pity on me, O son of David!"

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5. Psalms 119:130

   The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.

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6. Proverbs 6:23

   For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

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7. Ecclesiastes 2:13

   And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:

   ›Commentary on Ecclesiastes 2:131 voice

   "And I perceived that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness. "I am allowed, he says, to see through that very wisdom of mankind, which is mixed with uncertainty. Nor is it possible, he adds, for it to flow into our minds so clearly as it does into the king and our creator. I know however that the difference between wisdom and folly is great even as much as one can differentiate between day and night, between light and dark.

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8. Isaiah 8:20

   To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

   ›Commentary on Isaiah 8:201 voice

   “293. Second, the response is taught: should not the faithful people seek of their true God, for the living and the dead, that is, for the salvation of the living and the dead: is it because there was no God in Israel, that you send …

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9. Isaiah 45:7

   I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

   ›Commentary on Isaiah 45:71 voice

   “(Verse 7) Forming light and creating darkness: making peace and creating evil. I am the Lord who does all these things. Therefore, I, the only God, give you strength. I myself create opposing things, light and darkness, that is, day and night; peace and evil, that is, calm and war, through which I indicate that I was angry with my people when they endured the darkness of captivity and the evils of slavery. And again, I showed mercy when I released them to their homeland and they received peace and joy.

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10. Isaiah 49:6

    He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”

    ›Commentary on Isaiah 49:61 voice

    It is one thing to be named Son according to the divine substance; it is another thing to be so called according to the adoption of human flesh. For, according to the divine generation, the Son is equal to God and Father, and, according to the adoption of a body, he is a servant to God the Father. "For," it says, "he took upon him the form of a servant."

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11. Isaiah 58:8

    Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

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12. Isaiah 60:19

    No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

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    “(Verse 19, 20.) The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the splendor of the moon shine on you; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will never set again, and your moon will not decrease; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will be fulfilled.

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13. Isaiah 60:20

    Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.

    ›Commentary on Isaiah 60:202 voices

    “(Verse 19, 20.) The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the splendor of the moon shine on you; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will never set again, and your moon will not decrease; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will be fulfilled.

    “He also sets out the eternity of its governor: your sun, which is God, shall go down no more: but you are always the selfsame, and your years shall not fail (Ps 101:28[102:27]). And the days of your mourning shall be ended. This as to …

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14. Matthew 4:16

    the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”

    ›Commentary on Matthew 4:161 voice

    “(Verse 15, 16.) The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light, Those who dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined. These were the first to hear the Lord preaching, that where the first captivity had occurred by the Assyrians, there the proclamation of the Redeemer would be born.

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15. Matthew 5:14

    You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

    ›Commentary on Matthew 5:141 voice

    “(Verset 14 et suiv.) You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

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16. Matthew 5:16

    In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

    ›Commentary on Matthew 5:161 voice

    “(Verset 14 et suiv.) You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

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