1 John 4:11 reiterates the command: since God loved us, we ought to love one another — the truth John says is now shining.

1 John 3:14-16 expands the new command: loving brothers proves we have passed from death to life, modeled by Christ's sacrifice.

1 John 3:23 explicitly states God's command: believe in Jesus and love one another — directly applying the new command of 2:8.

1 John 3:11 calls love the message from the beginning — linking the 'new command' in 2:8 to the original command to love one another.

John 1:4 identifies Christ as the life that is the light of all people, grounding the true light that is now shining in 1 John 2:8.

2 Timothy 1:10 reveals Christ abolished death and brought life to light—the same gospel light that here shines as darkness passes.

1 Thessalonians 5:5-8 contrasts children of light with those of darkness, urging alertness—parallel to the darkness passing and true light shining.

Ephesians 5:8 echoes the transition from darkness to light, calling believers to live as children of light, reinforcing the new identity in Christ.

Ephesians 5:2 explicitly commands walking in love as Christ loved — directly echoing the new command John refers to.

In 2 Corinthians 4:4-6, the same light shining in darkness is linked to the gospel and creation, revealing God's glory in Christ.

Romans 13:12 declares the night is far spent and the day is near—strongly echoing the passing darkness and dawning light here.

Acts 26:18 describes turning from darkness to light—the same conversion of spiritual states this verse portrays as already happening.

John 15:12 repeats the command to love as Jesus loved — the same 'new command' John says is being fulfilled as darkness passes.

John 13:34 is the original 'new command' Jesus gave — the same one John says is now true in Him and in you.

In John 8:12, Jesus declares Himself the light of the world—the same true light that here is already shining, identifying its source.

John 1:9 introduces 'the true light' that enlightens everyone—the exact term used in 1 John 2:8, showing Jesus as that light.

John 1:5 states the light shines in the darkness and the darkness does not overcome it—directly matching the darkness passing and true light shining.

Malachi 4:2 prophesies the sun of righteousness rising with healing—fulfilled as Christ, the true light, now shines.

Colossians 1:13 echoes the same rescue from darkness into light, grounding the new command in Christ's deliverance.

1 Thessalonians 5:4 affirms believers are not in darkness, matching the 'true light already shining' — we are children of light.

2 John 1:5 calls love 'not a new command' but from the beginning — contrasting with 2:8's 'new command' yet reinforcing the same truth.