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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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First occurrence: Genesis 1:2

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Romans 13:12
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Romans 13:12 · retained source text

The night is farre spent, the day is at hand: let vs therefore cast off the workes of darkenesse, and let vs put on the armour of light.

1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · retained source text

Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkenesse, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall euery man haue prayse of God.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 7.1 rom. 2.1.

2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · retained source text

For God who commaunded the light to shine out of darkenes, hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Iesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 6:14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 6:14 · retained source text

Be ye not vnequally yoked together with vnbeleeuers: for what fellowship hath righteousnesse with vnrighteousnesse? and what communion hath light with darknesse?

Ephesians 5:8
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ephesians 5:8 · retained source text

For yee were sometimes darkenesse, but now are yee light in the Lord: walke as children of light,

Ephesians 5:11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ephesians 5:11 · retained source text

And haue no fellowship with the vnfruitfull workes of darkenesse, but rather reproue them.

Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ephesians 6:12 · retained source text

For wee wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darknes of this world, against spirituall wickednes in high places.

1611 marginal noteOr, wicked spirits.

1611 marginal noteOr, heauenly.

Colossians 1:13
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Colossians 1:13 · retained source text

Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne,

1611 marginal noteGr. the Sonne of his loue.

1 Thessalonians 5:4
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Thessalonians 5:4 · retained source text

But ye, brethren, are not in darkenesse, that that day should ouertake you as a thiefe.

1 Thessalonians 5:5
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
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1611 witness · 1 Thessalonians 5:5 · retained source text

Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkenesse.

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