The best Bible verses for light (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for light (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved."John 3:20
"For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved."John 3:20
"But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God."John 3:21
"Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. a bushel: the word in the original signifieth a measure containing about a pint less than a peck"Matthew 5:15
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."Matthew 5:16
"The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light."Matthew 6:22
"But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!"Matthew 6:23
"If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me."Psalms 139:11
"Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee."Psalms 139:12
"Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. it shall"1 Corinthians 3:13
"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."1 John 1:5
"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 John 1:7
"Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth."1 John 2:8
"He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now."1 John 2:9
"He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him."1 John 2:10
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for light (KJV) are John 3:20, John 3:21, Matthew 5:14. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to light (KJV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for light (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.