# Where is “I am the light of the world” in the Bible?

> “I am the light of the world” is John 8:12.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/i-am-the-light-of-the-world
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/john/8#12) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in 2 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

## 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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/john/9#5) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### 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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