John 3:19-20

For God So Loved the World

19 p And this is the judgment: q the light has come into the world, and r people loved the darkness rather than the light because s their works were evil. 20 t For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, u lest his works should be exposed.

  1. Cross References
    John 9:39
    Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.
  2. Cross References
    John 1:4 - 5
    In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
    John 1:9
    The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:10
    Who say to the seers, "Do not see," and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us what is right; speak to us smooth things, prophesy illusions.
    Jeremiah 5:31
    The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?
  4. Cross References
    John 7:7
    The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.
  5. Cross References
    Job 24:13
    There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths.
    Romans 13:12
    The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
    Ephesians 5:13
    But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible.
  6. Cross References
    Ephesians 5:11
    Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
    Ephesians 5:13
    But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible.
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