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What does the Bible say about being a light?

13 verses about being a light, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about being a light

  1. Matthew 5:14 — Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 8 votes
  2. Matthew 5:16 — Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 6 votes
  3. John 8:12 — 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. 6 votes
  4. Acts 13:47 — 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. 4 votes
  5. Ephesians 5:8 — For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 4 votes
  6. Luke 8:16 — No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. 3 votes
  7. 1 Peter 2:9 — 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: 3 votes
  8. 1 John 1:5 — 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. 3 votes
  9. Psalms 119:105 — Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 2 votes
  10. Proverbs 6:23 — For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 2 votes
  11. Isaiah 42:6 — I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; 2 votes
  12. John 1:5 — And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 2 votes
  13. Philippians 2:15 — That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 2 votes

Where these verses are

Matthew (2), John (2), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1), Luke (1), Acts (1), Ephesians (1), Philippians (1), 1 Peter (1), 1 John (1)

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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.