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John 12:46
46I am come into the world [as] light, that every one that believes on me may not abide in darkness;
John 12:46 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
- New International Version (NIV)I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
Context of John 12:46
44But Jesus cried and said, He that believes on me, believes not on me, but on him that sent me; 45and he that beholds me, beholds him that sent me. I am come into the world [as] light, that every one that believes on me may not abide in darkness; 47and if any one hear my words and do not keep [them], I judge him not, for I am not come that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world. 48He that rejects me and does not receive my words, has him who judges him: the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him in the last day.
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ἐγὼ φῶς εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἐλήλυθα, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ μὴ μείνῃ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 12:46
- John 12:35Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while is the light amongst you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you. And he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.
- John 1:4In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
- John 3:19And this is the judgment, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light; for their works were evil.
- John 8:12Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
- John 9:5As long as I am in the world, I am [the] light of the world.
- Psalms 36:9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
- Isaiah 40:1Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
- Malachi 4:2And unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and leap like fatted calves.
- Matthew 4:16— the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in [the] country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up.
- Luke 1:76And thou, child, shalt be called [the] prophet of [the] Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of [the] Lord to make ready his ways;
- Luke 2:32a light for revelation of [the] Gentiles and [the] glory of thy people Israel.
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
- 1 John 1:1That which was from [the] beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes; that which we contemplated, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life;
- 1 John 2:8Again, I write a new commandment to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light already shines.
- Isaiah 42:7to open the blind eyes, to bring forth the prisoner from the prison, them that sit in darkness out of the house of restraint.
- Ephesians 5:14Wherefore he says, Wake up, [thou] that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.
Commentaries on John 12:46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46I am come a light into the world - Probably referring to what his forerunner had said, John 1:5. Before the coming of this Savior, this sun of righteousness, into the world, all was darkness: at his rising the darkness is dispersed; but it only profits those whose eyes are open to receive the rays of this sun of righteousness. See on John 1:5; (note); John 3:19; (note); John 8:12; (note); John 9:5; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46A light into the world - John 8:12; John 1:9; John 3:19. Walk in darkness - In gross and dangerous errors. Darkness is put for error as well as for sin, John 3:19; 1 John 1:5. It is also used to denote the state when the comforts of religion are withdrawn from the soul, Isaiah 8:22; Joel 2:2; Isaiah 59:9; John 8:12.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 44-50Verses 44-50 Our Lord publicly proclaimed, that every one who believed on him, as his true disciple, did not believe on him only, but on the Father who sent him. Beholding in Jesus the glory of the Father, we learn to obey, love, and trust in him. By daily looking to Him, who came a Light into the world, we are more and more freed from the darkness of ignorance, error, sin, and misery; we learn that the command of God our Saviour is everlasting life. But…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44-50Jesus makes a final appeal for faith in him. These verses summarize chapters 1–12. The Father sent Jesus, who is the only source of his ministry. Jesus is the light shining in darkness to bring salvation and eternal life to all who believe in him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-5044-50. Jesus cried--in a loud tone, and with peculiar solemnity. (Compare Joh 7:37). and said, He that believeth on me, &c.--This seems to be a supplementary record of some weighty proclamations, for which there had been found no natural place before, and introduced here as a sort of summary and winding up of His whole testimony.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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