Here are 100 Bible verses about darkness, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
John 1:5 KJV
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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Acts 26:18 KJV
18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
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John 8:12 KJV
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.
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1 John 1:5-7 KJV
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. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 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.
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Luke 1:79 KJV
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
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Ephesians 5:8 KJV
8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
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John 11:10 KJV
10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
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Psalm 139:12 KJV
12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
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Colossians 1:13 KJV
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
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John 3:19-21 KJV
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
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Isaiah 9:2 KJV
2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
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Genesis 1:2 KJV
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
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Ephesians 6:12 KJV
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
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1 John 1:5 KJV
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.
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1 Thessalonians 5:5 KJV
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
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1 Peter 2:9 KJV
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;
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Matthew 4:16 KJV
16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
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2 Corinthians 6:14 KJV
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
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Ephesians 5:11 KJV
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
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2 Corinthians 4:6 KJV
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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1 John 2:8-11 KJV
8 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. 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But he that hateth his brother …
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Psalm 18:11 KJV
11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
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John 3:19 KJV
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
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Psalm 18:28 KJV
28 For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
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Exodus 10:21-23 KJV
21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their …
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Romans 13:12 KJV
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
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Matthew 8:12 KJV
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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1 John 1:6 KJV
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
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1 Kings 8:12 KJV
12 Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
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Isaiah 45:7 KJV
7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.
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Luke 12:3 KJV
3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
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Matthew 6:23 KJV
23 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!
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Proverbs 4:19 KJV
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
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Exodus 10:21 KJV
21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
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Matthew 25:30 KJV
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Romans 1:21 KJV
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
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Isaiah 50:10 KJV
10 Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.
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Isaiah 42:16 KJV
16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
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Matthew 22:13 KJV
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Exodus 20:21 KJV
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
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Isaiah 5:20 KJV
20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
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John 12:35 KJV
35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
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2 Peter 2:4 KJV
4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
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John 12:46 KJV
46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
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Matthew 5:16 KJV
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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Isaiah 8:22 KJV
22 And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
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Psalm 119:105 KJV
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
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Psalm 82:5 KJV
5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
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Exodus 10:22 KJV
22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
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2 Corinthians 4:4 KJV
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
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John 9:5 KJV
5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
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Revelation 9:2 KJV
2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
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Psalm 139:11-12 KJV
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
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Genesis 1:5 KJV
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
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Matthew 6:22 KJV
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
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Joel 2:2 KJV
2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
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Mark 15:33 KJV
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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Revelation 16:10 KJV
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
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1 John 2:11 KJV
11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
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Hebrews 12:18 KJV
18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
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Luke 22:53 KJV
53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
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Matthew 27:45 KJV
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
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Psalm 88:12 KJV
12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
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Genesis 1:4 KJV
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
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Jude 1:13 KJV
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
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John 3:19-20 KJV
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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Matthew 6:22-23 KJV
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23 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!
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Genesis 1:1-31 KJV
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. …
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Psalm 107:10 KJV
10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
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Jeremiah 13:16 KJV
16 Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
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Isaiah 60:1-2 KJV
1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
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Ephesians 5:14 KJV
14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
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Matthew 24:29 KJV
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
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1 Thessalonians 5:4 KJV
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
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1 John 2:9 KJV
9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
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Amos 5:18 KJV
18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.
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Proverbs 20:20 KJV
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
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Psalm 104:20 KJV
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
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Matthew 5:14-16 KJV
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 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. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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Micah 7:8 KJV
8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
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Amos 4:13 KJV
13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name.
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James 1:17 KJV
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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Psalm 27:1 KJV
1 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?
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Job 38:9 KJV
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
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Genesis 1:2-4 KJV
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
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Amos 8:9 KJV
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
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John 12:35-36 KJV
35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
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Amos 5:20 KJV
20 Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
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Lamentations 3:2 KJV
2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
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1 Samuel 2:9 KJV
9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
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Ecclesiastes 2:13 KJV
13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
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Psalm 119:130 KJV
130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
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Revelation 8:12 KJV
12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
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1 Corinthians 4:5 KJV
5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
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John 12:36 KJV
36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
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Jeremiah 4:28 KJV
28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
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Isaiah 42:3 KJV
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
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John 3:21 KJV
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
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Psalm 105:28 KJV
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
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Exodus 14:20 KJV
20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.