John 7:7 states that the world hates Jesus because he testifies that its works are evil — direct parallel to hating the light because it exposes evil.

In John 1:5, the light shines undefeated — the same light that evildoers hate and flee from.

In John 15:18, the world's hatred of believers stems from the same hatred of the light described here.

In John 8:45, they reject truth because it exposes their sin — the exact same dynamic as those who hate the light.

In John 5:44, love of human praise prevents belief — a parallel reason for avoiding the light that exposes selfish motives.

Proverbs 5:12 recalls hating discipline and despising reproof — the same rejection of correction that shuns exposure in John 3:20.

Amos 5:10 condemns those who hate the reprover and abhor truth — a direct parallel to hating the light that exposes evil.

Proverbs 15:12 says a scoffer dislikes rebuke and avoids the wise — echoing the evildoer's refusal to come into the light.

Proverbs 4:18 pictures the righteous path as growing light — contrasting with those who hate the light and avoid it.

Proverbs 1:29 says they hated knowledge and refused the fear of the Lord — mirroring the hatred of light in John 3:20.

In Ephesians 5:13, Paul expands on this concept: when light exposes evil, that which is exposed becomes light itself.

Job 24:13 describes those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways — an OT parallel to those who hate the light in John 3:20.

In 1 John 1:6, walking in darkness while claiming fellowship is lying — echoes that evildoers avoid the light.

In 2 Timothy 3:16, Scripture reproves and corrects — the very light that evildoers hate to be exposed by.

In 2 Peter 3:5, scoffers deliberately overlook the truth — same willful ignorance as those who hate the light.

Matthew 13:13 explains that people see but don't perceive, hear but don't understand — their willful blindness echoes John 3:20's avoidance of light.

Matthew 9:34 is a concrete example: Pharisees reject Jesus' works by attributing them to Satan, embodying John 3:20's hatred of light.

Zechariah 7:12 describes hardening hearts to avoid hearing God's words, directly paralleling John 3:20's evildoers hating light to avoid exposure.

Ezekiel 8:12 describes elders doing evil in the dark, thinking God doesn't see — exactly the hidden deeds John 3:20 says evildoers hide from light.

Isaiah 6:10 describes God blinding people so they won't see and be healed — parallels evildoers' self-chosen blindness to the light.

Proverbs 15:10 states whoever hates reproof will die — directly paralleling hating the light that exposes wrongdoing.

Proverbs 8:36 warns that hating wisdom loves death — mirroring the evildoer's hatred of light that exposes sin.

Proverbs 2:13 describes those leaving uprightness to walk in darkness — echoing the love of darkness over light.

In Proverbs 1:22, fools hate knowledge — directly paralleling evildoers hating the light. Both reject truth.

Job 24:16 explicitly says evildoers operate in darkness and 'do not know the light' — a direct parallel to John 3:20's theme.

Jeremiah 9:6 shows people refusing to know God due to deceit, paralleling the hatred of light in John 3:20 for fear of exposure.

In Job 21:14, the wicked tell God to depart — a parallel rejection of God's presence, akin to hating the light in John 3:20.

Hosea 5:4 says their deeds prevent them from returning to God, mirroring John 3:20's reason evildoers avoid the light.

Psalm 25:12 describes the one who fears the Lord — a contrast to the evildoer in John 3:20 who avoids the light.

In 2 Timothy 3:7, they never arrive at truth — analogous to those who avoid the light that would expose error.

Psalm 14:1 describes the fool who denies God and does corrupt deeds — parallel to the evildoer who hates the light in John 3:20.