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Where is “I am the light of the world” in the Bible?
“I am the light of the world” is John 8:12. Jesus says it to the people in the temple courts in Jerusalem.
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The verse, who says it, and what it means there.
In the Bible
It is John 8:12.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Jesus says it to the people in the temple courts in Jerusalem.
The verse
Again Jesus spoke to them, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12 · open the chapter →
What it means there
It is one of seven “I am” sayings in the Gospel of John. Jesus says it again just before he gives sight to a man born blind (John 9:5).
Also in the Bible
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
John 9:5 · open the chapter →
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Where is “I am the light of the world” in the Bible?
“I am the light of the world” is John 8:12. These exact words are in 2 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Jesus says it to the people in the temple courts in Jerusalem.
Is “I am the light of the world” in the Bible?
Yes. It is John 8:12, and also John 9:5. In the Lumin Translation, John 8:12 reads: “Again Jesus spoke to them, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.””
Who said “I am the light of the world”?
Jesus says it to the people in the temple courts in Jerusalem.
What does “I am the light of the world” mean in the Bible?
It is one of seven “I am” sayings in the Gospel of John. Jesus says it again just before he gives sight to a man born blind (John 9:5).
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