Genesis 1:3

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Genesis 1:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

4 And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

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Job 38:19

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John 1:9

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Ephesians 5:8

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And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 2:8

Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.