John 12:46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

English Standard Version
I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.

New American Standard Bible
"I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.

King James Bible
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me would not remain in darkness.

International Standard Version
I've come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me won't remain in the darkness.

American Standard Version
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.

Douay-Rheims Bible
I am come a light into the world; that whosoever believeth in me, may not remain in darkness.

Darby Bible Translation
I am come into the world as light, that every one that believes on me may not abide in darkness;

Young's Literal Translation
I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me -- in the darkness may not remain;

Cross References

John 1:4
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

John 8:12
Then spoke Jesus again 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 9:5
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

John 12:35
Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness come on you: for he that walks in darkness knows not where he goes.

John 12:36
While you have light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

12:44-50 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 the same word will seal the condemnation of all who despise it, or neglect it.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

44-50. 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.