11 translations · Greek
John 12:46
I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
John 12:46 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
- KJV King James Version
- I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
- ASV American Standard Version
- I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- I—light to the world—have come, that everyone who is believing in Me may not remain in the darkness;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I have come as a light shining into the world, so if you trust in me you won't remain in the dark.
- YLT 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- I am come into the world [as] light, that every one that believes on me may not abide in darkness;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- I am come a light into the world, that whoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- I am come a light into the world; that whosoever believeth in me, may not remain in darkness.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐγὼ | egō | I | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| φῶς | phōs | [as] a light | G5457 φῶς light |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κόσμον | kosmon | world | G2889 κόσμος world |
| ἐλήλυθα | elēlytha | have come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| ἵνα | hina | so that | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| πᾶς | pas | — | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ὁ | ho | who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πιστεύων | pisteuōn | believes | G4100 πιστεύω to trust (in) |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 εἰς toward |
| ἐμὲ | eme | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| σκοτίᾳ | skotia | darkness | G4653 σκοτία darkness |
| μὴ | mē | no one | G3361 μή not |
| μείνῃ | meinē | should remain | G3306 μένω to stay |
Related verses
- John 8:12
Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Psalm 36:9
For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.
- John 9:5
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
- Isaiah 42:7
to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.
- John 12:35–36
Jesus therefore said to them, “Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn’t overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn’t know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light.” Jesus said these things, and he departed and hid himself from them.
- Acts 26:18
to 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 an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
- John 1:4–5
In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
- John 3:19
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
- Luke 1:76–79
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit us, …
- Matthew 4:16
the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
44 Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me.
45 He who sees me sees him who sent me.
46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
47 If anyone listens to my sayings, and doesn’t believe, I don’t judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 He who rejects me, and doesn’t receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke, the same will judge him in the last day.
Read all of John 12 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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