Verses
These are some of my favorite verses from the Bible that reflect the Light and Love on the other side.
The Bible
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“God is light.”
1 John 1:5“God is love.”
1 John 4:16 -
“God is love.”
1 John 4:16
“Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.”
1 John 4:16“Love is patient, love is kind.”
1 Corinthians 13:4“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
1 Corinthians 13:13“Love never fails.”
1 Corinthians 13:8 -
“God is light.”
1 John 1:5“I am the light of the world.”
John 9:5“You are the light of the world.”
Matthew 5:14“Live as children of light…”
Ephesians 5:8 -
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
John 17:3“Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.”
John 6:47 -
“What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived—the things God has prepared for those who love him.”
1 Corinthians 2:9“The one who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful.”
John 3:31“I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows. And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows— was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell.”
2 Corinthians 12:2“And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.”
Ephesians 2:6“I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”
Luke 15:7“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:14 -
“For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.”
Psalm 91:11“Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?”
Hebrews 1:14 -
“I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”
Luke 10:19“Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”
1 John 4:4“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
James 4:7 -
“Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
Mark 5:36“If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
Matthew 21:22“Everything is possible for one who believes.”
Mark 9:23 -
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13 -
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
Colossians 3:2 -
“You are all children of the light and children of the day.”
1 Thessalonians 5:5“Live as children of light.”
Ephesians 5:8“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:13“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6“Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 18:4“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:44“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.”
Matthew 18:10“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
John 1:12 -
“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 10:17“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
1 Corinthians 13:13 -
“Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.”
Colossians 3:21“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…”
Ephesians 5:25“There is neither… male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
Galatians 3:28 -
“You are all children of the light and children of the day.”
1 Thessalonians 5:5“You are the light of the world.”
Matthew 5:14“Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
John 18:37“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
John 1:12"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.”
Ephesians 1:4“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
2 Corinthians 5:17“In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.”
Ephesians 1:11“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.”
Romans 8:29 -
“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:26“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!”
Ephesians 3:20 -
“This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father o Judah and his brothers
Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Aminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon
Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
and Jesse the father of King David.David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asa,
Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,
Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
Uzziah the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amon,
Amon the father of Josiah,
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.After the exile to Babylon:
Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,
Abihud the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
Azor the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Akim,
Akim the father of Elihud,
Elihud the father of Eleazar,
Eleazar the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Miriam, and Miriam was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.”
Matthew 1:1“This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Yosef son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:18“An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”
Luke 2:9“‘Who do you say I am?’
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus replied, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.’”
Matthew 16:15“The woman said, ‘I know that Messiah” (called Christ) is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.’ Then Jesus declared, ‘I, the one speaking to you—I am he.’”
John 4:25 -
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6“I and the Father are one.”
John 10:30
“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”
Luke 2:11“Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.’”
Matthew 16:16“The woman said, ‘I know that Messiah’ (called Christ) ‘is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.’ Then Jesus declared, ‘I, the one speaking to you—I am he.’”
John 4:25“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
John 10:11“If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.”
1 John 4:15
“Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Philippians 2:9“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”
Romans 10:9“I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.”
John 10:9“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Romans 10:14 -
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”
Galatians 5:22“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”
John 14:26 -
“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”
Romans 12:18“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:7“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
John 14:27“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
Isaiah 26:3 -
“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”
John 15:11“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 14:17“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”
Galatians 5:22 -
“Love is patient, love is kind.”
1 Corinthians 13:4“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:32 -
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
Philippians 4:8“He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”
Matthew 5:45 -
“Let your gentleness be evident to all.”
Philippians 4:5 -
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:32 -
“Be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’”
Hebrews 13:5“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.”
Philippians 4:11 -
“Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.”
Luke 6:30“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
2 Corinthians 9:7 -
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
John 14:27 -
“Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry...”
Ephesians 4:26“Human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.”
James 1:20 -
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.”
Galatians 5:1 -
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:32“Forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
Luke 23:34 -
“The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt.”
Leviticus 19:34 -
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18 -
“I am the way and the truth and the life.”
John 14:6“Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
John 18:37“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32 -
“I pass judgment on no one.”
John 8:15
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.”
Luke 6:37“For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.”
John 12:47 -
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
John 15:13“I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you."
John 15:15 -
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear…”
1 John 4:18“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.”
Isaiah 41:10“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:7 -
“My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”
John 14:2 -
“Pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:17“When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”
Matthew 6:6 -
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.”
Luke 14:18“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.”
Luke 6:20“Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?”
James 2:5“The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.”
Matthew 11:5“If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?”
James 2:16“Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.”
Proverbs 14:31 -
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart…”
Jeremiah 1:5“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.”
Ephesians 1:4“In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.”
Ephesians 1:11“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.”
Romans 8:29 -
“I will rain down bread from heaven for you.”
Exodus 16:4“Give us today our daily bread.”
Matthew 16:11 -
“I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows.”
1 Corinthians 12:2“And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows—was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell.”
1 Corinthians 12:3 -
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
Galatians 3:28 -
“In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.”
Ephesians 1:11 -
“Love your enemies!”
Luke 6:35“He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good…”
Matthew 5:45“For he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.”
Luke 6:35“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
Galatians 3:28“Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all."
Proverbs 22:2“For God does not show favoritism.”
Romans 2:11 -
“The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
Psalm 23:1 -
“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”
Luke 2:11 -
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31“He must become greater; I must become less.”
John 3:30“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.”
Philippians 2:3 -
“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’”
Hebrews 13:5“You cannot serve both God and money.”
Matthew 6:24“For the love of money is the root of all evil.”
1 Timothy 6:10 KJV“Which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
1 Timothy 6:10 -
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”
Matthew 24:35“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
John 15:7“For the word of God is alive and active.”
Hebrews 4:12 -
“You are the light of the world.”
Matthew 5:14“If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.”
John 15:19“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.”
1 John 2:15“Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.”
James 4:4“Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”
1 John 4:4“For this world in its present form is passing away.”
1 Corinthians 7:31
The Tanakh
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“The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin."
Exodus 34:6 -
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
Deuteronomy 6:5“The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin."
Exodus 34:6 -
“God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”
Genesis 1:3 -
“God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth…”
Genesis 14:22 -
“For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways…”
Psalm 91:11“Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?”
Hebrews 1:4 -
“The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”
Numbers 6:24 -
“Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10 -
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.”
Proverbs 13:12“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’”
Jeremiah 29:11 -
“Where is he who set his Holy Spirit among them…”
Isaiah 63:11“Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.”
Psalm 51:11“I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you. Here is my dream; interpret it for me.”
Daniel 4:9 -
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”
Ezekiel 36:26 -
“The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness…”
Exodus 34:6“For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.”
Hosea 6:6 -
“As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”
Psalm 103:12 -
“I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.”
Psalm 119:45“He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners…”
Isaiah 61:1 -
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.”
Isaiah 41:10 -
“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”
Isaiah 40:8 -
“The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food.”
Genesis 2:9“In the middle of the garden were the tree of life…”
Genesis 2:9“The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, ‘The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.’”
Psalm 92:12 -
“I will rain down bread from heaven for you.”
Exodus 16:4 -
“Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son?”
Proverbs 30:4“‘Look’ he answered, ‘I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God..’”
Daniel 3:25 -
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
Isaiah 7:14“He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.
He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.”
Isaiah 53:2 -
“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.”
Proverbs 30:5“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”
Isaiah 40:8