John 8:12
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12 Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:4-8
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4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, for that day to overtake you like a thief.(A) 5 For all of you are children of the light[a] and children of the day. We are not of the night or of darkness. 6 Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and sober.(B) 7 Those who sleep go to sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. 8 But since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love and the helmet that is hope for salvation.(C)
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1 John 2:8
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8 And yet I do write a new commandment to you, which holds true in him and among you,[a] for the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.(A)
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- 2:8 Which holds true in him and among you: literally, “a thing that holds true in him and in you.”
2 Corinthians 6:7
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7 in truthful speech, in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness at the right and at the left;(A)
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2 Corinthians 10:4
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4 for the weapons of our battle are not of flesh but are enormously powerful, capable of destroying fortresses. We destroy arguments(A)
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Ephesians 5:11
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11 Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness; rather expose them,(A)
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Ephesians 6:13-17
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13 Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground.(A) 14 So stand fast with your loins girded in truth, clothed with righteousness as a breastplate,(B) 15 and your feet shod in readiness for the gospel of peace.(C) 16 In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield, to quench all [the] flaming arrows of the evil one.(D) 17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.(E)
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