1 John 2:8

Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.

Cross References (30)

  • Ephesians 5:8 (24)

    For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

  • Romans 13:12 (20)

    The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of ligh

  • John 13:34 (17)

    A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

  • John 8:12 (16)

    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the

  • 2 Corinthians 4:4–6 (14)

    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Chr

  • John 12:46 (13)

    I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

  • John 1:9 (13)

    The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

  • John 1:4–5 (12)

    In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

  • 1 John 4:21 (10)

    And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

  • Malachi 4:2 (6)

    “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and lea

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:4–8 (6)

    But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.

  • 1 John 3:14–16 (5)

    We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death

  • 1 John 4:11 (5)

    Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

  • Isaiah 60:1–3 (5)

    Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

  • 2 Timothy 1:10 (5)

    And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illumi

  • Psalms 36:9 (5)

    For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

  • Psalms 27:1 (5)

    Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dr

  • Luke 1:79 (5)

    to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

  • 2 Corinthians 8:9 (5)

    For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you

  • Ephesians 5:1–2 (5)

    Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

  • Acts 17:30 (5)

    Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

  • Acts 26:18 (5)

    to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may recei

  • John 15:12–15 (5)

    This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

  • John 12:35 (4)

    Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that da

  • Isaiah 9:2 (4)

    The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has

  • Song of Solomon 2:11–12 (4)

    For now the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.

  • Matthew 4:16 (4)

    the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has d

  • Psalms 84:11 (3)

    For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk w

  • 1 Peter 1:21 (2)

    Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.

  • 1 Peter 4:1–3 (2)

    Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in h