Luke 11:35
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.”
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BSBPD
“Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“take heed, then, lest the light that <FI>is<Fi> in thee be darkness;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 11:35 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 16:25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Isaiah 5:20Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
- Jeremiah 8:8How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
- John 7:48“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
- John 9:39Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
- Romans 1:22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
- Romans 2:19if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,
- 1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
- James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
- 2 Peter 1:9But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
- 2 Peter 2:18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
- Revelation 3:17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
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