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  • John 8:12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 8 12 Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying: “I am the light of the world.+ Whoever follows me will by no means walk in darkness, but will possess the light+ of life.”

  • John 8:12
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 12 Πάλιν Again οὖν therefore αὐτοῖς to them ἐλάλησεν spoke ὁ the Ἰησοῦς Jesus λέγων saying ᾿Εγώ I εἰμι am τὸ the φῶς light τοῦ of the κόσμου· world; ὁ the (one) ἀκολουθῶν following μοι to me οὐ not μὴ not περιπατήσῃ should walk about ἐν in τῇ the σκοτίᾳ, darkness, ἀλλ’ but ἕξει he will have τὸ the φῶς light τῆς of the ζωῆς. life.

  • John 8:12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 12 Therefore Jesus spoke again to them, saying: “I am the light+ of the world. He that follows me will by no means walk in darkness,+ but will possess the light of life.”

  • John 8:12
    The Bible in Living English
    • 12 So Jesus spoke to them again, saying “I am the light of the world; he who follows me shall not walk in the dark, but have the light of life.”

  • John 8:12
    American Standard Version
    • 12 Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  • John 8:12
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 12 Again therefore unto them spake Jesus, saying—I am the light of the world: He that followeth me shall in nowise walk in darkness, But shall have the light of life.

  • John 8:12
    King James Version
    • 12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 8:12 it-1 823-824; jy 162; w09 7/15 5-6; w98 3/1 12-13; w93 1/15 10-11; w93 4/1 10-11; gt chapter 68; w88 5/1 8; w87 4/1 14

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 8:12 w82 5/1 21-22; w80 2/15 15; w76 312-313; ad 576; w67 442; w64 51, 593; w62 172; w60 376; w50 202

  • John
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 8:12

      Insight, Volume 1, pp. 823-824

      Jesus—The Way, p. 162

      The Watchtower,

      7/15/2009, pp. 5-6

      3/1/1998, pp. 12-13

      4/1/1993, pp. 10-11

      1/15/1993, pp. 10-11

      5/1/1988, p. 8

      4/1/1987, p. 14

      5/1/1982, pp. 21-22

      2/15/1980, p. 15

      5/15/1976, pp. 312-313

      7/15/1967, pp. 441-443

      10/1/1964, pp. 592-594

      1/15/1964, p. 51

      3/15/1962, pp. 171-173

      6/15/1960, pp. 376-377

      7/1/1950, pp. 201-203

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 8
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 8:12

      the light of the world: The metaphor Jesus used to describe himself may have reminded his listeners of the four giant lampstands in the Court of the Women, which were lit during the Festival of Booths, or Tabernacles. (Joh 7:2; see App. B11.) The light from them illuminated the surroundings to a great distance. In addition, the expression “light of the world” echoes passages from Isaiah foretelling that “a great light” would be seen by “those dwelling in the land of deep shadow” and that the one referred to as Jehovah’s “servant” would be “a light of the nations.” (Isa 9:1, 2; 42:1, 6; 49:6) In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus used the same metaphor when addressing his followers, saying: “You are the light of the world.” (Mt 5:14) The expression “light of the world” (where the Greek word koʹsmos refers to the entire world of mankind) fits well with Isaiah’s words about the Messiah being “a light of the nations.” And at Ac 13:46, 47, Paul and Barnabas show that these prophetic words of Isa 49:6 constituted a command to all of Christ’s followers to continue to serve as a light to the nations. Both Jesus’ ministry and that of his followers would enlighten people spiritually and free them from enslavement to false religious teachings.

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