Lexicon :: Strong's G4655 - skotos

The people who live in darkness

have seen a great light,

and for those living in the land of the shadow of death,

a light has dawned.[fn]

“But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness, how deep is that darkness!

“But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot,[fn] and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

“And throw this good-for-nothing servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

From noon until three in the afternoon,[fn] darkness came over the whole land.[fn]

When it was noon,[fn] darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.[fn]

to shine on those who live in darkness

and the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the way of peace.

“Take care, then, that the light in you is not darkness.

“Every day while I was with you in the temple, you never laid a hand on me. But this is your hour ​— ​and the dominion of darkness.”

It was now about noon,[fn] and darkness came over the whole land[fn] until three,[fn]

“This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

“The sun will be turned to darkness

and the moon to blood

before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

“Now, look, the Lord’s hand is against you. You are going to be blind, and will not see the sun for a time.” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

“to open their eyes so that they may turn[fn] from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,

The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

So don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.

For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.

Do not be yoked together with those who do not believe. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light ​— ​

Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens.

He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the dark, for this day to surprise you like a thief.

But you are a chosen race,[fn] a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises[fn] of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

These people are springs without water, mists driven by a storm. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them.

If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth.

They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameful deeds; wandering stars for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever.