John 8:12

Easy To Read Version

Later, Jesus talked to the people again. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. The person that follows me will never live in darkness. That person will have the light that gives life.”

Cross References

Job 33:28

God saved my soul from going down\par to the place of death.\par Now I can enjoy life again.’\par

Psalm 18:28

Lord, you light my lamp.\par My God lights up the darkness around me!\par

Psalm 49:19

But the time will come for him \{to die\}\par and go to his ancestors.\par And he will never again\par see the light of day.\par

Psalm 97:11

Light and happiness shine on good people.\par

Isaiah 49:6

“You are a very important servant to me.\par The people of Israel are prisoners,\par but they will be brought back to me.\par Jacob’s family groups will come back to me.\par But, you have another job;\par it is even more important than this!\par I will make you a light for all nations.\par You will be my way to save\par all the people on earth.”\par

Isaiah 50:10

The people that respect the Lord also listen to his servant. That servant lives completely trusting in God without knowing what will happen. He truly trusts in the Lord’s name, and that servant depends on his God.

Isaiah 9:2

Those people lived in darkness. But they will see a great light. Those people lived in a place as dark as the place of death. But the “Great Light” willl shine on them.

Hosea 6:3

Let’s learn about the Lord.\par Let’s try very hard to know the Lord.\par We know he is coming,\par like we know the dawn is coming.\par The Lord will come to us like the rain,\par like the spring rain that waters the ground.”\par

Malachi 4:2

“But, for my followers, goodness will shine on you like the rising sun. And it will bring healing power like the sun’s rays. You will be free and happy, like calves freed from their stalls. {\cf2\super [21]}

Matthew 5:14

“You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden.

Luke 2:32

He (Jesus) is a light to show your way to the non-Jewish people.\par He will bring honor to your people, Israel (the Jews).”\par

John 12:35

Then Jesus said, “The light will be with you for only a short time more. So walk while you have the light. Then the darkness (sin) will not catch you. The person that walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

John 12:36

So put your trust in the light while you still have it. Then you will become sons of light.” When Jesus finished saying these things, he left. Jesus went to a place where the people could not find him.

John 12:46

I am light, and I came into this world. I came so that every person that believes in me would not stay in darkness.

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way. I am the truth and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.

John 3:19

People are judged by this fact: The Light (goodness) has come into the world. But people did not want light. They wanted darkness (sin). Why? Because they were doing evil things.

John 7:17

If a person wants to do what God wants, then that person will know that my teaching comes from God. That person will know that this teaching is not my own.

John 9:5

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

Acts 13:47

This is what the Lord (God) told us to do. The Lord said:

Acts 26:23

They said that the Christ {\cf2\super [499]} would die and be the first to rise from death. Moses and the prophets said that the Christ would bring light to the Jewish people and to the non-Jewish people.”

2 Peter 2:17

Those false teachers are like rivers that have no water. They are like clouds that are blown by a storm. A place in the deepest darkness has been kept for them.

2 Peter 2:4

When angels sinned, God did not let them go free without punishment. No! God sent them to hell. God put those angels in caves of darkness. They are being held there until the judgment.

1 John 1:6

So if we say that we have fellowship {\cf2\super [3]} with God, but we continue living in darkness (sin), then we are liars—we don’t follow the truth.