John 12:36

KJV1611 – Modern English

While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be children of light. These things Jesus spoke, and departed and hid himself from them.

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  • John 8:59 : 59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
  • Luke 16:8 : 8 And the master commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
  • Eph 5:8 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
  • 1 Thess 5:5 : 5 You are all children of light, and children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
  • 1 Thess 5:8 : 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
  • 1 John 2:9-9 : 9 He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11 But he who hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
  • John 1:7 : 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
  • John 3:21 : 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.
  • Isa 60:1 : 1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
  • Matt 21:17 : 17 And he left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
  • John 10:39-40 : 39 Therefore they sought again to seize him, but he escaped out of their hand. 40 And he went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and there he stayed.
  • John 11:54 : 54 Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews; but went from there into a country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
  • Acts 13:47-48 : 47 For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set you to be a light to the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth. 48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

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    35Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; for he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.

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    44Then Jesus cried out and said, He who believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me.

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    12Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world: he who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  • Luke 11:33-36
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    33No one, when he has lit a candle, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a candlestick, that those who come in may see the light.

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    35Take heed therefore that the light which is in you is not darkness.

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    37But although he had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in him,

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  • Matt 5:14-16
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    14You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

    15Neither do men light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

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    5And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

  • John 1:7-9
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    7This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

    8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

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