‘This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.’
—Joshua 1:8

‘The law of the Lᴏʀᴅ is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lᴏʀᴅ is sure, making wise the simple.
‘The statutes of the Lᴏʀᴅ are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lᴏʀᴅ is pure, enlightening the eyes.
‘The fear of the Lᴏʀᴅ is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lᴏʀᴅ are true and righteous altogether.’
—Psalm 19:7–9

‘The city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.’
—Revelation 21:23

‘There shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.’
—Revelation 22:5

‘Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
‘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.
‘Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.’
—Matthew 5:14–16

‘Ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light’
—Ephesians 5:7

‘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’
—Philippians 2:15

‘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

‘A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.’
—Luke 2:32

‘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.’
—2 Corinthians 4:6

‘The Lᴏʀᴅ is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lᴏʀᴅ is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?’
—Psalm 27:1

‘Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lᴏʀᴅ shall be a light unto me.’
—Micah 7:8

‘the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night’
—Exodus 13:21

‘Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.’
—Psalm 119:105

‘Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
‘They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.’
—Exodus 10:22 & 23

‘I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.’
—John 12:46

‘God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
‘And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.’
—Genesis 1:3 & 4

‘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