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φῶς phōs

“light” · 73 times in the New Testament

Through the Bible

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  • “light” 63
  • “daylight” 2
  • “fire” 1
  • “firelight” 1
  • “as a light” 1
  • other ways 5
As a table, book by book
BookTimes
Matthew7
Mark1
Luke7
John23
Acts10
Romans2
2 Corinthians3
Ephesians5
Colossians1
1 Thessalonians1
1 Timothy1
James1
1 Peter1
1 John6
Revelation4

How the BSB translates it

Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.

  1. light63
  2. daylight2
  3. Not translated: the English carries it without a word1
  4. as a light1
  5. does light have1
  6. fire1
  7. firelight1
  8. heavenly lights1
  9. light consists1
  10. light itself1

Where it occurs

Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.

“light” 63

  • Matthew 6

    • 4:16 …have seen a great light on those living in…
    • 4:16 …the shadow of death a light has dawned…
    • 5:14 …You are the light of the world A…
    • 5:16 …same way let your light shine before men that…
    • 6:23 …darkness If then the light within you is darkness…
    • 17:2 …as white as the light

  • Luke 5

    • 2:32 a light for revelation to the…
    • 8:16 …enter can see the light
    • 11:33 …enter can see the light
    • 11:35 …careful then that the light within you is not…
    • 16:8 …than are the sons of light

  • John 22

    • 1:4 …that life was the light of men…
    • 1:5 …The Light shines in the darkness…
    • 1:7 …to testify about the Light so that through him…
    • 1:8 …himself was not the Light but he came to…
    • 1:8 …to testify about the Light
    • 1:9 …The true Light who gives light to…
    • 3:19 …is the verdict The Light has come into the…
    • 3:19 …darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were…
    • 3:20 …does evil hates the Light and does not come…
    • 3:20 …not come into the Light for fear that his…
    • 3:21 …truth comes into the Light so that it may…
    • 5:35 …to bask in his light
    • 8:12 …said I am the light of the world Whoever…
    • 8:12 …but will have the light of life…
    • 9:5 …the world I am the light of the world…
    • 11:9 …he sees by the light of this world…
    • 11:10 …because he has no light
    • 12:35 …little while longer the Light will be among you…
    • 12:35 …while you have the Light so that darkness will…
    • 12:36 …While you have the Light believe in the Light…
    • 12:36 …Light believe in the Light so that you may…
    • 12:36 …you may become sons of light After Jesus had spoken…

  • Acts 10

    • 9:3 …on his journey suddenly a light from heaven flashed around…
    • 12:7 …the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell…
    • 13:47 …I have made you a light for the Gentiles to…
    • 16:29 …Calling for lights the jailer rushed in…
    • 22:6 …Damascus suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around…
    • 22:9 …My companions saw the light but they could not…
    • 22:11 …the brilliance of the light had blinded me my…
    • 26:13 …the road I saw a light from heaven brighter than…
    • 26:18 …turn from darkness to light and from the power…
    • 26:23 …the dead would proclaim light to our people and…

  • Romans 2

    • 2:19 …guide for the blind a light for those in darkness…
    • 13:12 …put on the armor of light

  • 2 Corinthians 2

    • 4:6 …For God who said Let light shine out of darkness…
    • 11:14 …masquerades as an angel of light

  • Ephesians 3

    • 5:8 …once darkness but now you are light in the Lord Walk…
    • 5:8 …Lord Walk as children of light
    • 5:13 …everything exposed by the light becomes visible for everything…

  • Colossians 1

    • 1:12 …the saints in the light

  • 1 Thessalonians 1

    • 5:5 …you are all sons of the light and sons of the…

  • 1 Timothy 1

    • 6:16 …and dwells in unapproachable light No one has ever…

  • 1 Peter 1

    • 2:9 …darkness into His marvelous light

  • 1 John 6

    • 1:5 …to you God is light and in Him there…
    • 1:7 …we walk in the light as He is in…
    • 1:7 …He is in the light we have fellowship with…
    • 2:8 …fading and the true light is already shining…
    • 2:9 …to be in the light but hates his brother…
    • 2:10 …brother remains in the light and there is no…

  • Revelation 3

    • 18:23 The light of a lamp will…
    • 21:24 …By its light the nations will walk…
    • 22:5 …will have no need for the light of a lamp or…
“daylight” 2

  • Matthew 1

    • 10:27 …dark speak in the daylight what is whispered in…

  • Luke 1

    • 12:3 …be heard in the daylight and what you have…
“fire” 1

  • Mark 1

    • 14:54 …warmed himself by the fire
“firelight” 1

  • Luke 1

    • 22:56 …him seated in the firelight and looked intently at…
“as a light” 1

  • John 1

    • 12:46 …come into the world as a light so that no one…
“does light have” 1

  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 6:14 …wickedness Or what fellowship does light have with darkness…
“light consists” 1

  • Ephesians 1

    • 5:9 …the fruit of the light consists in all goodness righteousness…
“light itself” 1

  • Ephesians 1

    • 5:13 …that is illuminated becomes a light itself
“heavenly lights” 1

  • James 1

    • 1:17 …down from the Father of the heavenly lights with whom there is…
Not translated: the English carries it without a word 1

The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.