John 9:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

As long as I am in the world, I am the lyght of the worlde.

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  • John 8:12 : 12 Then spake Iesus agayne vnto them, saying, I am the light of ye world: He that foloweth me, doth not walke in darknesse, but shal haue the light of life.
  • John 12:46 : 46 I am come a lyght into ye worlde, that whosoeuer beleueth on me, should not byde in darknesse.
  • John 1:4-9 : 4 In it was lyfe, and the lyfe was the lyght of men, 5 And the lyght shyneth in darkenesse: and the darknesse comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn: 7 The same came for a witnesse, to beare witnesse of the lyght, that all men through hym myght beleue. 8 He was not that lyght: but was sent to beare witnesse of the lyght. 9 That lyght was the true lyght, which lyghteth euery man that commeth into the worlde.
  • John 3:19-21 : 19 And this is the condempnation: that lyght is come into the worlde, and men loued darknesse rather then lyght, because their deedes were euyll. 20 For euery one that euyll doeth, hateth the lyght: neither commeth to the light, lest his deedes shoulde be reproued. 21 But he that doeth trueth, cometh to the lyght, yt his deedes may be knowen, howe that they are wrought in God.
  • John 12:35-36 : 35 Then Iesus sayde vnto them: Yet a litle while is the light with you. Walke while ye haue light, lest the darknesse come on you: For he that walketh in the darke, wotteth not whither he goeth. 36 Whyle ye haue lyght, beleue on the lyght, that ye may be the chyldren of the lyght. These thynges spake Iesus, and departed, & hyd hym selfe from the.
  • Isa 42:6-7 : 6 I the Lorde haue called thee in righteousnesse, and wyll holde thee by the hande, and wyll also defende thee, and geue thee for a couenaunt of the people, to be the light of the gentiles. 7 That thou mayest open the eyes of the blinde, let out the prisoners from their bondes, and them that sit in darknesse out of the dungeon house.
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 And he sayde: It is but a small thyng that thou art my seruaunt to set vp the kinredes of Iacob, and to restore the destruction of Israel: For I haue made thee the lyght of the gentiles, that thou mayest be my health vnto the ende of the worlde.
  • Isa 60:1-3 : 1 Get thee vp betymes, and be bright O Hierusalem for thy light commeth, and the glorie of the Lord is risen vp vpon thee. 2 For lo, whyle the darknesse & cloude couereth the earth and the people, the Lorde shall shewe thee light, and his glory shalbe seene in thee. 3 The gentiles shall come to thy light, & kinges to the brightnesse that springeth foorth vpon thee.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 But to you that feare my name shall that sunne of righteousnesse aryse, and health shalbe vnder his winges: and ye shall go foorth and skippe lyke fatte calues.
  • Acts 13:47 : 47 For so hath the Lorde commaunded vs. I haue made thee a lyght of the Gentiles, that thou be the saluation vnto the ende of the worlde.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, that they may be turned from darknesse to lyght, & from the power of Satan vnto God, that they may receaue forgeuenes of sinnes, & inheritaunce among them which are sanctified by fayth that is towarde me.
  • Acts 26:23 : 23 That Christe shoulde suffer, and that he shoulde be the first that shoulde ryse from the dead, and shoulde shewe lyght vnto the people, and to the gentiles.
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore he sayth: Awake thou that sleepest, and stande vp from the dead, and Christe shall geue thee lyght.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 And the citie hath no neede of the sunne, neither of the moone to lighten it: For the glorie of God dyd lighten it, and the Lambe is the lyght of it.
  • Luke 2:32 : 32 A light to be reuealed to the gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
  • Matt 4:16 : 16 The people, which sate in darknesse, sawe great lyght: And to them whiche sate in the region and shadowe of death, lyght is sprong vp.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 8:12-14
    3 verses
    83%

    12 Then spake Iesus agayne vnto them, saying, I am the light of ye world: He that foloweth me, doth not walke in darknesse, but shal haue the light of life.

    13 The pharisees therfore said vnto him: Thou bearest recorde of thy selfe, thy recorde is not true.

    14 Iesus aunswered, & saide vnto them: Though I beare recorde of my selfe, yet my recorde is true. For I knowe whence I came, & whyther I go: But ye can not tel whence I come, and whyther I go.

  • John 9:3-4
    2 verses
    81%

    3 Iesus aunswered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor yet his father & mother: but that the workes of God shoulde be shewed in hym.

    4 I must worke the workes of him that sent me, whyle it is daye. The nyght commeth when no man can worke.

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    45 And he that seeth me, seeth hym that sent me.

    46 I am come a lyght into ye worlde, that whosoeuer beleueth on me, should not byde in darknesse.

    47 And yf any man heare my wordes, and beleue not, I iudge hym not: For I came not to iudge the worlde, but to saue the worlde.

  • John 11:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9 Iesus aunswered: Are there not twelue houres of the day? If any man walke in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the lyght of this worlde.

    10 But yf a man walke in the nyght, he stumbleth, because there is no lyght in hym.

  • 6 Assoone as he had thus spoke, he spat on the grounde, and made claye of the spittle, and he annoynted with the claye the eyes of the blynde,

  • John 1:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8 He was not that lyght: but was sent to beare witnesse of the lyght.

    9 That lyght was the true lyght, which lyghteth euery man that commeth into the worlde.

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    35 Then Iesus sayde vnto them: Yet a litle while is the light with you. Walke while ye haue light, lest the darknesse come on you: For he that walketh in the darke, wotteth not whither he goeth.

    36 Whyle ye haue lyght, beleue on the lyght, that ye may be the chyldren of the lyght. These thynges spake Iesus, and departed, & hyd hym selfe from the.

  • John 5:35-36
    2 verses
    76%

    35 He was a burnyng & a shynyng lyght, and ye would for a season haue reioyced in his lyght.

    36 But I haue greater witnesse, then the witnesse of Iohn: For the workes whiche the father hath geuen me to finishe, the same workes that I do, beare witnesse of me, that the father hath sent me.

  • 39 And Iesus sayde vnto hym: I am come vnto iudgement into this worlde, that they which see not, myght see: and that they which see, myght be made blynde.

  • Matt 5:14-16
    3 verses
    73%

    14 Ye are the lyght of the worlde. A citie that is set on an hyll, can not be hyd.

    15 Neyther do men lyght a candell, and put it vnder a busshell: but on a candelsticke, and it geueth lyght vnto all that are in the house.

    16 Let your lyght so shyne before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your father, whiche is in heauen.

  • 23 And he sayde vnto them: ye are from beneathe, I am from aboue: ye are of this worlde, I am not of this worlde.

  • John 9:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 And it was the Sabboth day when Iesus made ye claye, & opened his eyes.

    15 Then againe the pharisees also asked hym, howe he had receaued his syght. He sayde vnto them: He put claye vpon myne eyes, and I washed, and do see.

  • John 9:9-12
    4 verses
    71%

    9 Some sayde, this is he: Other sayde, he is lyke hym. He hym selfe sayde, I am euen he.

    10 Therfore sayde they vnto him: Howe are thyne eyes opened?

    11 He aunswered and sayde: The man that is called Iesus made claye, and annoynted myne eyes, and sayde vnto me, go to the poole Siloe and washe: And when I went and washed, I receaued my syght.

    12 Then sayde they vnto hym, where is he? He sayde, I can not tell.

  • 25 He aunswered, and sayde: Whether he be a sinner or no, I can not tell: One thyng I am sure of, that wheras I was blynde, nowe I see.

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    33 No man lyghteth a candle, & putteth it in a priuie place, neither vnder a busshell: but on a candlesticke, that they which come in may see the lyght,

    34 The lyght of the body, is the eye: Therefore when thyne eye is single, all thy body also shalbe full of lyght. But if thyne eye be euyll, thy body also shalbe full of darknesse.

    35 Take heede therefore, that the lyght which is in thee, be not darknes.

    36 If all thy body therfore be cleare, hauyng no part darke, then shall it all be full of lyght, euen as when a candle doth lyght thee with bryghtnes.

  • 1 And as Iesus passed by, he saw a man whiche was blynde fro his birth:

  • 28 Then saide Iesus vnto them: When ye haue lift vp an hye the sonne of man, then shall ye knowe that I am he, and that I do nothyng of my selfe: but as my father hath taught me, euen so I speake these thynges.

  • 26 I haue many thynges to saye, and to iudge of you. Yea, & he that sent me, is true: And I speake to the world, those thynges which I haue hearde of hym.

  • 19 Yet a litle whyle, and the worlde shall see me no more: but ye shall see me, because I lyue, and ye shall lyue also.

  • 30 The man aunswered, and sayde vnto them: this is a marueylous thyng, that ye wote not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened myne eyes.

  • 48 I am that bread of lyfe.

  • John 1:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4 In it was lyfe, and the lyfe was the lyght of men,

    5 And the lyght shyneth in darkenesse: and the darknesse comprehended it not.

  • 28 I went out from the father, and came into the worlde: Agayne, I leaue the worlde, and go to the father.

  • 17 And Iesus aunswered them: My father worketh hitherto, and I worke.

  • 22 The lyght of the body, is the eye. Wherfore, yf thyne eye be single, all thy body shalbe full of lyght.

  • 18 As thou diddest sende me into ye world, eue so haue I also sent the into ye world.

  • 32 Sence the worlde began, was it not hearde, that any man opened the eyes of one that was borne blynde.

  • 41 Iesus sayde vnto them, Yf ye were blynde, ye shoulde haue no sinne: But nowe ye say, we see, therfore your sinne remayneth.

  • 10 Beleuest thou not, that I am in the father, & the father in me? The wordes that I speake vnto you, I speake not of my selfe: but the father that dwelleth in me, is he that doth the workes.

  • 21 But he that doeth trueth, cometh to the lyght, yt his deedes may be knowen, howe that they are wrought in God.

  • 26 Iesus sayth vnto her: I that speake vnto thee, am he.