Bible verses about "being a light" | CAB

Proverbs 6:23

23 For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:

Psalms 119:105

105 Your law is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my paths.

Isaiah 42:6

6 I, the Lord God, have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will strengthen you; and I have given you for the covenant of a race, for a light of the Gentiles;

Philippians 2:15-16

15 in order that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as light bearers in the world, 16 holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.

Matthew 5:14

14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Ephesians 5:8

8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light--

1 John 1:5

5 And this is the message which we have heard from Him and we announce to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

Luke 8:16

16 "No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.

Acts 13:47

47 For so the Lord has commanded us: 'I have set you to be a light of the nations, that you should be for salvation to the end of the earth.' "

1 Peter 2:9

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellent virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Matthew 5:16

16 Thus let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and they may glorify your Father who is in heaven.

John 8:12

12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He that follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Matthew 5:14-16

14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines on everything in the house. 16 Thus let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and they may glorify your Father who is in heaven.

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