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.
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Study Note
Jesus's 'I am the light of the world' declaration — 'whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life' — is the second of seven 'I am' sayings in the Fourth Gospel, spoken in the temple treasury during Tabernacles. The festival's torch-lighting ceremony in the Court of Women provides the immediate backdrop, with Jesus appropriating a symbol of Israel's guidance by divine light in the wilderness (Exodus 13:21-22) and applying it to himself. The Pharisees' objection that Jesus bears witness to himself (verse 13) triggers a sustained discussion of valid testimony, divine origin, and the Father's witnessing role (verses 14-18), situating the saying within a judicial framework. The verse is part of John's theological identification of Jesus with the divine light of creation (1:4-9) and the life-giving presence of God.
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Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, `I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'
Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.
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