1John 2:8 Cross References

1 John 2:8

8: Yet it is also new. This commandment is true in Christ and is true among you, because the darkness is disappearing and the true light is already shining.

Ephesians 5:8

  1. For though your hearts were once full of darkness, now you are full of light from the Lord, and your behavior should show it!

Romans 13:12

  1. The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So don't live in darkness. Get rid of your evil deeds. Shed them like dirty clothes. Clothe yourselves with the armor of right living, as those who live in the light.

John 13:34

  1. So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.

John 1:9

  1. The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was going to come into the world.

2 Corinthians 4:4

  1. Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe, so they are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don't understand the message we preach about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
  2. We don't go around preaching about ourselves; we preach Christ Jesus, the Lord. All we say about ourselves is that we are your servants because of what Jesus has done for us.
  3. For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made us understand that this light is the brightness of the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

John 8:12

  1. Jesus said to the people, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't be stumbling through the darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."

1 John 4:21

  1. And God himself has commanded that we must love not only him but our Christian brothers and sisters, too.

John 1:4

  1. Life itself was in him, and this life gives light to everyone.
  2. The light shines through the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

Malachi 4:2

  1. "But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.

2 Corinthians 8:9

  1. You know how full of love and kindness our Lord Jesus Christ was. Though he was very rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.

1 John 4:11

  1. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.

Acts 17:30

  1. God overlooked people's former ignorance about these things, but now he commands everyone everywhere to turn away from idols and turn to him.

2 Timothy 1:10

  1. And now he has made all of this plain to us by the coming of Christ Jesus, our Savior, who broke the power of death and showed us the way to everlasting life through the Good News.

John 12:46

  1. I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the darkness.

Acts 26:18

  1. to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'

1 Thessalonians 5:4

  1. But you aren't in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won't be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief.
  2. For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don't belong to darkness and night.
  3. So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be sober.
  4. Night is the time for sleep and the time when people get drunk.
  5. But let us who live in the light think clearly, protected by the body armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.

John 15:12

  1. I command you to love each other in the same way that I love you.
  2. And here is how to measure it--the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends.
  3. You are my friends if you obey me.
  4. I no longer call you servants, because a master doesn't confide in his servants. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.

1 John 3:14

  1. If we love our Christian brothers and sisters, it proves that we have passed from death to eternal life. But a person who has no love is still dead.
  2. Anyone who hates another Christian is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don't have eternal life within them.
  3. We know what real love is because Christ gave up his life for us. And so we also ought to give up our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters.

Ephesians 5:1

  1. Follow God's example in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
  2. Live a life filled with love for others, following the example of Christ, who loved you and gave himself as a sacrifice to take away your sins. And God was pleased, because that sacrifice was like sweet perfume to him.

Isaiah 60:1

  1. "Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all the nations to see! For the glory of the LORD is shining upon you.
  2. Darkness as black as night will cover all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the LORD will shine over you.
  3. All nations will come to your light. Mighty kings will come to see your radiance.

The Song of Songs 2:11

  1. For the winter is past, and the rain is over and gone.
  2. The flowers are springing up, and the time of singing birds has come, even the cooing of turtledoves.

Psalms 84:11

  1. For the LORD God is our light and protector. He gives us grace and glory. No good thing will the LORD withhold from those who do what is right.

John 12:35

  1. Jesus replied, "My light will shine out for you just a little while longer. Walk in it while you can, so you will not stumble when the darkness falls. If you walk in the darkness, you cannot see where you are going.

Psalms 36:9

  1. For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.

Psalms 27:1

  1. The LORD is my light and my salvation--so why should I be afraid? The LORD protects me from danger--so why should I tremble?

Matthew 4:16

  1. the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined."

Isaiah 9:2

  1. The people who walk in darkness will see a great light--a light that will shine on all who live in the land where death casts its shadow.

1 Peter 4:1

  1. So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you are willing to suffer for Christ, you have decided to stop sinning.
  2. And you won't spend the rest of your life chasing after evil desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.
  3. You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy--their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.

Luke 1:79

  1. to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace."

1 Peter 1:21

  1. Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And because God raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory, your faith and hope can be placed confidently in God.
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