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darkness

Meaning of “darkness”

Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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162 occurrences142 verses39 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:2

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Matthew 4:16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 4:16 · retained source text

The people which sate in darkenesse, saw great light: and to them which sate in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung vp.

Matthew 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 6:23 · retained source text

But if thine eye be euill, thy whole body shall be full of darknesse. If therfore the light that is in thee be darkenesse, how great is that darkenesse?

Matthew 8:12
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 8:12 · retained source text

But the children of the kingdome shall be cast out into outer darkenesse: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 10:27
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 10:27 · retained source text

What I tell you in darkenesse, that speake yee in light: and what yee heare in the eare, that preach yee vpon the house tops.

Matthew 22:13
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 22:13 · retained source text

Then said the king to the seruants, Binde him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkenesse, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 27:45 · retained source text

Now from the sixth houre there was darkenesse ouer all the land vnto the ninth houre.

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