John 8:12

New Living Translation

Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

Cross References

Job 33:28

God rescued me from the grave, and now my life is filled with light.’

Psalm 18:28

You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.

Psalm 49:19

But they will die like all before them and never again see the light of day.

Psalm 97:11

Light shines on the godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right.

Isaiah 49:6

He says, “You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the Lord and rely on your God.

Isaiah 9:2

The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.

Hosea 6:3

Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.”

Malachi 4:2

“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.

Matthew 5:14

“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.

Luke 2:32

He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and he is the glory of your people Israel!”

John 12:35

Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going.

John 12:36

Put your trust in the light while there is still time; then you will become children of the light.” After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them.

John 12:46

I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.

John 14:6

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

John 3:19

And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.

John 7:17

Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.

John 9:5

But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.”

Acts 13:47

For the Lord gave us this command when he said, ‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’”

Acts 26:23

that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, and in this way announce God’s light to Jews and Gentiles alike.”

2 Peter 2:17

These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness.

2 Peter 2:4

For God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell, in gloomy pits of darkness, where they are being held until the day of judgment.

1 John 1:6

So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth.

Jude 1:13

They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness.

Jude 1:6

And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment.

Revelation 21:24

The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.