Strong’s G5457 · Greek
φῶς
phōs · foce
Origin from an obsolete φάω (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays;
Meaning compare φαίνω (G5316), φημί (G5346)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
In the King James Version fire, light.
In 59 verses of the King James Version
1–50 of 59
- Matthew 4:16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
- Matthew 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
- Matthew 5:16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
- Matthew 6:23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
- Matthew 10:27What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
- Matthew 17:2And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
- Mark 14:54And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
- Luke 2:32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
- Luke 8:16No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
- Luke 11:35Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
- Luke 12:3Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
- Luke 16:8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
- Luke 22:56But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
- John 1:4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
- John 1:5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
- John 1:7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
- John 1:8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
- John 1:9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
- John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
- John 3:20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
- John 3:21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
- John 5:35He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
- John 8:12Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
- John 9:5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
- John 11:9Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
- John 11:10But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
- John 12:35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
- John 12:36While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
- John 12:46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
- Acts 9:3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
- Acts 12:7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
- Acts 13:47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
- Acts 16:29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
- Acts 22:6And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
- Acts 22:9And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
- Acts 22:11And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
- Acts 26:13At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
- Acts 26:18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
- Acts 26:23That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
- Romans 2:19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
- Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 6:14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
- 2 Corinthians 11:14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
- Ephesians 5:8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
- Ephesians 5:13But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
- Colossians 1:12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
- 1 Timothy 6:16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
- James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.