John 8:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

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  • John 12:46 : 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.
  • John 9:5 : 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
  • John 12:35 : 35 Jesus replied,“The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
  • Matt 5:14 : 14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
  • John 3:19 : 19 Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 he says,“Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
  • John 1:4-9 : 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind. 5 And the light shines on in the darkness, but the darkness has not mastered it. 6 A man came, sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him. 8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light. 9 The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
  • Ps 18:28 : 28 Indeed, you light my lamp, LORD. My God illuminates the darkness around me.
  • Luke 1:78-79 : 78 Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
  • John 7:17 : 17 If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.
  • Isa 60:1-3 : 1 Zion’s Future Splendor“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the LORD shines on you! 2 For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the LORD shines on you; his splendor appears over you. 3 Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
  • Job 33:28 : 28 He redeemed my life from going down to the place of corruption, and my life sees the light!’
  • Isa 9:2 : 2 (9:1) The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.
  • John 14:6 : 6 Jesus replied,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
  • Acts 13:47 : 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
  • Acts 26:23 : 23 that the Christ was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”
  • Isa 50:10 : 10 Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys his servant? Whoever walks in deep darkness, without light, should trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.
  • Matt 4:14-16 : 14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled: 15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles– 16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”
  • Luke 2:32 : 32 a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
  • Isa 42:6-7 : 6 “I, the LORD, officially commission you; I take hold of your hand. I protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, and a light to the nations, 7 to open blind eyes, to release prisoners from dungeons, those who live in darkness from prisons.
  • Ps 97:11 : 11 The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.
  • 2 Pet 2:17 : 17 These men are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm, for whom the utter depths of darkness have been reserved.
  • Rev 21:24 : 24 The nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur into it.
  • Jude 1:13 : 13 wild sea waves, spewing out the foam of their shame; wayward stars for whom the utter depths of eternal darkness have been reserved.
  • 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell and locked them up in chains in utter darkness, to be kept until the judgment,
  • Ps 49:19 : 19 But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 So let us search for him! Let us seek to know the LORD! He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn, as certainly as the winter rain comes, as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land.”
  • Jude 1:6 : 6 You also know that the angels who did not keep within their proper domain but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kept in eternal chains in utter darkness, locked up for the judgment of the great Day.

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  • John 9:4-5
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    4We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.

    5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

  • John 12:45-47
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    45and the one who sees me sees the one who sent me.

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

    47If anyone hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

  • John 12:35-36
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    35Jesus replied,“The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may 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 sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he went away and hid himself from them.

  • John 11:9-10
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    9Jesus replied,“Are there not twelve hours in a day? If anyone walks around in the daytime, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

    10But if anyone walks around at night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”

  • John 8:11
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    11She replied,“No one, Lord.” And Jesus said,“I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”]]

  • John 8:13-14
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    13So the Pharisees objected,“You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!”

    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 people do not know where I came from or where I am going.

  • John 1:8-9
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    8He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

    9The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

  • John 5:35
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    35He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.

  • John 8:21
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    21Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going Then Jesus said to them again,“I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”

  • John 14:6
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    6Jesus replied,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

  • Luke 11:35-36
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    35Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness.

    36If then your whole body is full of light, with no part in the dark, it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”

  • John 8:23-26
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    23Jesus replied,“You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.

    24Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”

    25So they said to him,“Who are you?” Jesus replied,“What I have told you from the beginning.

    26I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world.”

  • John 1:4-5
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    4In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind.

    5And the light shines on in the darkness, but the darkness has not mastered it.

  • John 3:19
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    19Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

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

    15People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.

    16In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

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    7So Jesus said again,“I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep.

    8All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

    9I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture.

  • John 18:8
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    48I am the bread of life.

  • John 8:28
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    28Then Jesus said,“When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me.

  • 1 John 2:8
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    8On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

  • Isa 9:2
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    2(9:1) The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.

  • John 3:21
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    21But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.

  • Eph 5:8
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    8for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light–

  • Luke 11:33
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    33Internal Light“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.

  • John 4:26
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    26Jesus said to her,“I, the one speaking to you, am he.”

  • 1 John 1:5-6
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    5God Is Light, So We Must Walk in the Light Now this is the gospel message we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.

    6If we say we have fellowship with him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth.

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    35Jesus said to them,“I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.

  • Matt 4:16
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    16the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”

  • John 9:39
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    39Jesus said,]“For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind.”

  • John 14:19
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    19In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.

  • John 1:37
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    37When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

  • Luke 8:16
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    16Showing the Light“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.

  • John 8:51
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    51I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.”