Bible Verses about “candles”
The Bible contains 35 verses about candles across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
“You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.”
“Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.”
“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.”
“Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lampstand out of its place, unless you repent.”
“and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.”
“His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.”
“His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.”
“I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands.”
“And among the lampstands was one like a son of man, clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.”
“the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lampstands are seven assemblies.”
“When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, "Don't be afraid. I am the first and the last,”
“Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter;”
“He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.”
“for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.”
“He said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn't it put on a stand?”
“Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn't light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?”
“three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lampstand;”
“and in the lampstand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;”
“See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.”
“"No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.”
“"You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. Of hammered work shall the lampstand be made, even its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.”
“There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side;”
“and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lampstand.”
“Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold.”
“You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.”
“Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.”
“It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.”
“The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, searching all his innermost parts.”
“"Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.”
“For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.”
“He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before Yahweh continually.”
“He said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I have seen, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;”
“Outside of the veil of the Testimony, in the Tent of Meeting, shall Aaron keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh continually: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.”
“and they burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense: the show bread also [set they] in order on the pure table; and the lampstand of gold with its lamps, to burn every evening: for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God; but you have forsaken him.”