Job 29:3

Job 28 Job 30

Job 29:3 New International Version (NIV)

³when his lamp shone on my head
and by his light I walked through darkness!

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Psalm 97:11

Psalm 96 Psalm 98

Psalm 97:11 New International Version (NIV)

¹¹Light shines^[a] on the righteous
and joy on the upright in heart.

Footnotes:

Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown

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Psalm 112:4

Psalm 111 Psalm 113

Psalm 112:4 New International Version (NIV)

⁴Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.

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John 1:5

Luke 24 John 2

John 1:5 New International Version (NIV)

⁵The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome^[a] it.

Footnotes:

John 1:5 Or understood

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Acts 26:18

Acts 25 Acts 27

Acts 26:18 New International Version (NIV)

¹⁸to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

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2 Corinthians 4:6

2 Corinthians 3 2 Corinthians 5

2 Corinthians 4:6 New International Version (NIV)

⁶For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”^[a] made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

Footnotes:

2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3

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2 Peter 1:19

1 Peter 5 2 Peter 2

2 Peter 1:19 New International Version (NIV)

¹⁹We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.