John 1:5
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Cross-reference
John 1:10 specifies that the world did not recognize the light, elaborating on the darkness' failure to overcome in John 1:5.
John 3:19 explains that people loved darkness rather than light because of evil deeds, revealing the reason for opposition in John 1:5.
John 3:20 states evildoers hate the light and avoid it, showing the active resistance behind the darkness in John 1:5.
John 12:35 warns to walk while you have the light lest darkness overtake you — a direct parallel to light shining and darkness not overcoming.
In John 12:46, Jesus explicitly states He came as light into the world, echoing the light/darkness theme and its purpose of belief.
John 12:36-40 describes how rejecting the light leads to blindness, a consequence of the darkness' failure to overcome in John 1:5.
Genesis 1:3 records the first creation of light, which John 1:5 echoes as the true light entering the world — a typological connection.
In 1 John 2:8, the same author reaffirms that the true light is already shining and darkness is passing away, continuing the theme.
1 Corinthians 2:14 says the natural person cannot accept spiritual truths — directly paralleling darkness not comprehending the light.
Job 24:13 describes rebels who reject the light, an OT example of the darkness that opposes the light in John 1:5.
In Ephesians 5:8, Paul applies the light/darkness motif to believers' identity, drawing on the same imagery of walking in the light.