John 8:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

John 12:46

I came into this world as a light. I came so that everyone who believes in me will not stay in darkness.

John 9:5

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

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 will not catch you. People who walk in the darkness don’t know where they are going.

Matthew 5:14

“You are the light that shines for the world to see. You are like a city built on a hill that cannot be hidden.

Job 33:28

God saved me from going down to the place of death. Now I can enjoy life again.’

John 3:19

They are judged by this fact: The light has come into the world. But they did not want light. They wanted darkness, because they were doing evil things.

Psalm 18:28

Lord, you provide the flame for my lamp. You, God, turn the darkness around me into light.

Isaiah 9:2

Those people lived in darkness, but they will see a great light. They lived in a place as dark as death, but a great light will shine on them.

2 Peter 2:4

When angels sinned, God did not let them go free without punishment. He sent them to hell. He put those angels in caves of darkness, where they are being held until the time when God will judge them.

Isaiah 50:10

People who respect the Lord also listen to his servant. That servant lives completely trusting in God without knowing what will happen. He really trusts in the Lord’s name and depends on his God.

Isaiah 49:6

And now he says, “You are a very important servant to me. You must bring back to me the tribes of Jacob. You must bring back the people of Israel who are still alive. But I have something else for you to do that is even more important: I will make you a light for the other nations. You will show people all over the world the way to be saved.”

Acts 13:47

This is what the Lord told us to do: ‘I have made you a light for the other nations, to show people all over the world the way to be saved.’” Isaiah 49:6

Psalm 97:11

Light and happiness shine on those who want to do right.

Acts 26:23

They said that the Messiah would die and be the first to rise from death. They said that he would bring the light of God’s saving truth to the Jewish people and to the non-Jewish people.”

John 14:6

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

John 7:17

People who really want to do what God wants will know that my teaching comes from God. They will know that this teaching is not my own.

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.

Revelation 21:24

The peoples of the world will walk by the light given by the Lamb. The rulers of the earth will bring their glory into the city.

Luke 2:32

He is a light to show your way to the other nations. And he will bring honor to your people Israel.”

Hosea 6:3

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

Jude 1:13

Like the dirty foam on the wild waves in the sea, everyone can see the shameful things they do. They are like stars that wander in the sky. A place in the blackest darkness has been kept for them forever.

2 Peter 2:17

These false teachers are like springs 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.

Jude 1:6

And remember the angels who lost their authority to rule. They left their proper home. So the Lord has kept them in darkness, bound with everlasting chains, to be judged on the great day.

Psalm 49:19

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

John 12:36

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

1 John 1:6

So if we say that we share in life with God, but we continue living in darkness, we are liars, who don’t follow the truth.