John 12:46
44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
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Compare
- BSB
- I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
- KJV
- I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
- WEB
- I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
- ASV
- I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.
- DARBY
- I am come into the world [as] light, that every one that believes on me may not abide in darkness;
- BLB
- I have come into the world [as] a light, so that everyone believing in Me should not remain in the darkness.
- ÅB
- Jeg er kommet som et lys til verden, for at hver den som tror på meg, ikke skal bli i mørket.
- OTB
- Jeg er kommet til verden som et lys, så ingen som tror på meg skal forbli i mørket.
- B1930
- Jeg er kommet som et lys til verden, forat hver den som tror på mig, ikke skal bli i mørket.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 8:12
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Read in contextPsalms 36:9
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Read in contextJohn 9:5
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Read in contextIsaiah 42:7
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Read in contextJohn 12:35–36
Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
Read in contextActs 26:18
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Read in contextJohn 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Read in contextJohn 1:4–5
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
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