11 translations · Greek
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.”
John 8:12 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.”
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I AM the light of the world; he who is following Me will not walk in the darkness, but he will have the light of life.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Jesus spoke again to the people, telling them, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me you won't walk in darkness for you will have the life-giving light.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Again 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Then Jesus spoke again to 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Again therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying: I am the light of the world: he that followeth me, walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Πάλιν | Palin | Once again | G3825 πάλιν again |
| οὖν | oun | — | G3767 οὖν therefore/then |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | to [the people] | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐλάλησεν | elalēsen | spoke | G2980 λαλέω to speak |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| λέγων | legōn | [and] said | G3004 λέγω to say |
| Ἐγώ | Egō | I | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| εἰμι | eimi | am | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| φῶς | phōs | light | G5457 φῶς light |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κόσμου | kosmou | world | G2889 κόσμος world |
| ὁ | ho | Whoever | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀκολουθῶν | akolouthōn | follows | G190 ἀκολουθέω to follow |
| ἐμοὶ | emoi | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| οὐ | ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| μὴ | mē | — | G3361 μή not |
| περιπατήσῃ | peripatēsē | will never walk | G4043 περιπατέω to walk |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῇ | tē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| σκοτίᾳ | skotia | darkness | G4653 σκοτία darkness |
| ἀλλ’ | all’ | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| ἕξει | hexei | will have | G2192 ἔχω to have/be |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| φῶς | phōs | light | G5457 φῶς light |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ζωῆς | zōēs | of life | G2222 ζωή life |
Related verses
- John 12:46
I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
- John 9:5
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
- John 12:35
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.
- Matthew 5:14
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.
- Job 33:28
He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit. My life shall see the light.’
- John 1:4–9
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. There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. …
- Psalm 18:28
For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.
- 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.
- Isaiah 9:2
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.
- Isaiah 60:1–3
“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you. For, behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
10 Jesus, standing up, saw her and said, “Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?”
11 She said, “No one, Lord.” Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more.”
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.”
13 The Pharisees therefore said to him, “You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”
14 Jesus answered them, “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you don’t know where I came from, or where I am going.
Read all of John 8 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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