Ephesians 5:8

Which verses does Ephesians 5:8 point to?

The 20 strongest of 38, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. John 8:1268 votes

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

2. 1 John 1:743 votes

   But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

3. John 12:4632 votes

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

4. Acts 26:1831 votes

   to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

5. Colossians 1:1326 votes

   He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

6. 1 Peter 2:9–1124 votes

   But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. …

7. Isaiah 42:6–722 votes

   “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.

8. Ephesians 4:1817 votes

   They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

9. John 12:3616 votes

   While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

10. Isaiah 9:213 votes

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

11. Ephesians 2:210 votes
12. Isaiah 2:59 votes
13. Isaiah 60:1–39 votes
14. Jeremiah 13:169 votes
15. 2 Corinthians 4:69 votes

    For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

16. Luke 16:88 votes
17. Isaiah 60:19–207 votes
18. Luke 1:797 votes
19. 2 Corinthians 3:187 votes
20. Ephesians 6:127 votes

Which verses point to Ephesians 5:8?

The 10 strongest of 56.

• Colossians 1:13 107
• Isaiah 60:1 97
• Matthew 5:14 93
• 1 John 1:7 93
• Matthew 5:16 78
• 2 Corinthians 6:14 66
• 1 Peter 2:9 61
• Isaiah 9:2 54
• Genesis 1:3 40
• 2 Corinthians 4:6 32