Bible Verses About Light
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for light, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 33,167 votes, led by John 8:12. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Light
John 8:121,827 votes
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 1:51,325 votes
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Psalms 119:1051,092 votes
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
1 John 1:7927 votes
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
1 Peter 2:9901 votes
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Matthew 5:16859 votes
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
1 John 1:5846 votes
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Psalms 27:1825 votes
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Ephesians 5:8814 votes
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Matthew 5:14806 votes
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Psalms 119:130565 votes
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
2 Corinthians 4:6549 votes
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Genesis 1:3546 votes
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
John 9:5536 votes
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
James 1:17515 votes
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Matthew 4:16486 votes
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
John 12:35476 votes
Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
Acts 13:47455 votes
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
Isaiah 60:1435 votes
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
Luke 11:34418 votes
The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Isaiah 42:16392 votes
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Psalms 18:28380 votes
For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
Isaiah 58:8363 votes
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
2 Corinthians 6:14357 votes
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Matthew 5:14-16355 votes
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
What does the Bible say about light?
Readers most often cite John 8:12 on the subject of light. Across 33,167 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 1:5, Psalms 119:105, 1 John 1:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.