John 9:5

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'While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.'

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  • John 8:12 : 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."
  • John 12:46 : 46 I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.
  • John 1:4-9 : 4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe. 8 He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. 9 The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
  • John 3:19-21 : 19 This is the verdict: The light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly seen that their deeds have been done in God.
  • John 12:35-36 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." Jesus said this, then went away and was hidden from them.
  • Isa 42:6-7 : 6 I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations. 7 To open blind eyes, to bring prisoners out from the dungeon, and to release those who dwell in darkness from their confinement.
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 He says, 'It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back the preserved ones of Israel. I will also make you a light to the nations so that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.'
  • Isa 60:1-3 : 1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations, but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you. 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
  • Acts 13:47 : 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
  • Acts 26:23 : 23 that the Messiah must suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the light of the gospel to our people and to the Gentiles.
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
  • Luke 2:32 : 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel."
  • Matt 4:16 : 16 The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who were sitting in the region and shadow of death, light has dawned upon them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 8:12-14
    3 verses
    83%

    12Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."

    13The Pharisees said to him, "You are testifying about yourself; your testimony is not valid."

    14Jesus answered, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

  • John 9:3-4
    2 verses
    81%

    3Jesus answered, 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God might be revealed in him.'

    4'As long as it is day, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.'

  • John 12:45-47
    3 verses
    79%

    45"And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.

    46I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.

    47"If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge them. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

  • John 11:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9Jesus answered, 'Aren't there twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks during the day, he won't stumble, because he sees by this world's light.'

    10'But if anyone walks at night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.'

  • John 9:6
    76%

    6After saying this, He spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and spread it on the man's eyes.

  • John 1:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

    9The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

  • John 12:35-36
    2 verses
    76%

    35Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

    36While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." Jesus said this, then went away and was hidden from them.

  • John 5:35-36
    2 verses
    76%

    35John was a lamp that burned and shone, and for a time, you were willing to rejoice in his light.

    36But I have testimony greater than John's: the works the Father has given Me to complete, the very works I am doing, testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

  • John 9:39
    74%

    39Jesus said, 'For judgment I came into this world, so that those who are blind may see and those who see may become blind.'

  • Matt 5:14-16
    3 verses
    73%

    14You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

    15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

    16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

  • John 8:23
    73%

    23He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

  • John 9:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

    15So the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He replied, 'He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.'

  • John 9:9-12
    4 verses
    71%

    9Some said, 'This is he.' Others said, 'No, he just looks like him.' But he kept saying, 'I am the one.'

    10They asked him, 'Then how were your eyes opened?

    11The man replied, 'The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and then I could see.'

    12They asked him, 'Where is He?' He answered, 'I don’t know.'

  • John 9:25
    71%

    25He answered, 'Whether He is a sinner, I do not know. One thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!'

  • Luke 11:33-36
    4 verses
    71%

    33No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

    34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is full of darkness.

    35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

    36So if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it is dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.

  • John 9:1
    70%

    1As Jesus was passing by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth.

  • John 8:28
    70%

    28So Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own, but speak just as the Father taught me.

  • John 8:26
    70%

    26I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the one who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him."

  • John 14:19
    69%

    19In a little while, the world will see me no longer, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.

  • John 9:30
    69%

    30The man answered, 'This is remarkable! You do not know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes!'

  • John 6:48
    69%

    48I am the bread of life.

  • John 1:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4In Him was life, and that life was the light of mankind.

    5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

  • John 16:28
    69%

    28I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.

  • John 5:17
    69%

    17But Jesus answered them, 'My Father is working until now, and I too am working.'

  • Matt 6:22
    68%

    22The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

  • John 17:18
    68%

    18As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world.

  • John 9:32
    68%

    32Never before in history has it been heard that someone opened the eyes of a man born blind.

  • John 9:41
    68%

    41Jesus replied, 'If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now that you claim, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

  • John 14:10
    68%

    10Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, the Father who dwells in me does his work.

  • John 3:21
    68%

    21But whoever lives by the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly seen that their deeds have been done in God.

  • John 4:26
    68%

    26Jesus said to her, "I, the one speaking to you, am he."