The word in Scripture

Light in the Bible

The word light appears 272 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Light is God's presence, truth, and life breaking into darkness. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What light means in the Bible

Light is God's presence, truth, and life breaking into darkness.

Where the word light appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word light appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“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?”Psalms 27:1

“For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.”Psalms 36:9

“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”Isaiah 8:20

“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

“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”John 3:19

“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 8:12

“And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,”Romans 2:19

“But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.”Ephesians 5:13