The LORD created the heavens by his command, the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.

When he spoke, the world was created; at his command everything appeared.

Let them all praise the name of the LORD! He commanded, and they were created;

Jesus reached out and touched him. "I do want to," he answered. "Be clean!" At once the man was healed of his disease.

After he had said this, he called out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

He sends lightning through all the sky, but the depths of the sea remain dark.

Do you know where the light comes from or what the source of darkness is?

Light shines on the righteous, and gladness on the good.

you cover yourself with light. You have spread out the heavens like a tent

The LORD is God; he has been good to us. With branches in your hands, start the festival and march around the altar.

I create both light and darkness; I bring both blessing and disaster. I, the LORD, do all these things.

"No longer will the sun be your light by day Or the moon be your light by night; I, the LORD, will be your eternal light; The light of my glory will shine on you.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.

This was the real light---the light that comes into the world and shines on all people.

This is how the judgment works: the light has come into the world, but people love the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds are evil.

The God who said, "Out of darkness the light shall shine!" is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts, to bring us the knowledge of God's glory shining in the face of Christ.

You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become the Lord's people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who belong to the light,

for anything that is clearly revealed becomes light. That is why it is said, "Wake up, sleeper, and rise from death, and Christ will shine on you."

He alone is immortal; he lives in the light that no one can approach. No one has ever seen him; no one can ever see him. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

Now the message that we have heard from his Son and announce is this: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in him.

However, the command I now write you is new, because its truth is seen in Christ and also in you. For the darkness is passing away, and the real light is already shining.