ThenJesusagainspoketo them, saying,"I amthe Lightof the world;he who followsMe will not walkin the darkness,but will havethe Lightof life."
"I have come[as] Lightinto the world,sothat everyonewho believesin Me will not remainin darkness.
"WhileI amin the world,I amthe Lightof the world."
SoJesussaidto them, "For a littlewhilelongerthe Lightis amongyou. Walkwhileyou havethe Light,sothat darknesswill not overtakeyou; he who walksin the darknessdoes not knowwherehe goes.
"You are the lightof the world.A cityseton a hillcannotbe hidden;
He has redeemedmy soulfrom goingto the pit,And my lifeshall seethe light.'
"Thisis the judgment,that the Lighthas comeinto the world,and menlovedthe darknessratherthanthe Light,for their deedswere evil.
For You lightmy lamp;The LORDmy Godilluminesmy darkness.
The peoplewho walkin darknessWill seea greatlight;Those who livein a darkland,The lightwill shineon them.
For ifGoddid not spareangelswhen they sinned,but cast them into helland committedthem to pitsof darkness,reservedfor judgment;
Whois among you that fearsthe LORD,That obeysthe voiceof His servant,That walksin darknessand hasnolight?Let him trustin the nameof the LORDand relyon his God.
He says,"It is toosmalla thingthat You should be My ServantTo raiseup the tribesof Jacoband to restorethe preservedones of Israel;I will also makeYou a lightof the nationsSo that My salvationmay reachto the endof the earth."
"For sothe Lordhas commandedus, 'I HAVE PLACEDYOU AS A LIGHTFOR THE GENTILES,THAT YOU MAY BRINGSALVATIONTO THE ENDOF THE EARTH.'"
Lightis sown[like seed] for the righteousAnd gladnessfor the uprightin heart.
that the Christwas to suffer,[and] that by reasonof [His] resurrectionfrom the deadHe wouldbe the firstto proclaimlightbothto the [Jewish] peopleand to the Gentiles."
Jesussaidto him, "I amthe way,and the truth,and the life;no onecomesto the Fatherbut throughMe.
"Ifanyoneis willingto doHis will,he will knowof the teaching,whetherit is of Godor[whether] I speakfrom Myself.
"But for you who fearMy name,the sunof righteousnesswill risewith healingin its wings;and you will goforthand skipaboutlike calvesfrom the stall.
The nationswill walkby its light,and the kingsof the earthwill bringtheir gloryinto it.
A LIGHTOF REVELATIONTO THE GENTILES,And the gloryof Your peopleIsrael."
"So let us know,let us presson to knowthe LORD.His goingforthis as certainas the dawn;And He will cometo us like the rain,Like the springrainwateringthe earth."
wildwavesof the sea,castingup their ownshamelike foam;wanderingstars,for whomthe blackdarknesshas been reservedforever.
Theseare springswithout waterand mistsdrivenby a storm,for whomthe blackdarknesshas been reserved.
And angelswho did not keeptheir owndomain,but abandonedtheir properabode,He has keptin eternalbondsunderdarknessfor the judgmentof the greatday,
He shall goto the generationof his fathers;They will neverseethe light.
"Whileyou havethe Light,believein the Light,sothat you may becomesonsof Light."These thingsJesusspoke,and He went awayand hidHimself from them.
Ifwe saythat we havefellowshipwith Him and [yet] walkin the darkness,we lieand do not practicethe truth;
