John 9:5
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
In Context
4I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. Night is coming, when none can work.
Cross References
Luke 2:32a light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
John 3:19And this is the judgment, that light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.
John 12:35Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he that walks in the darkness knows not whither he goes.
Acts 13:47For so has the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldst be for salvation to the end of the earth.
Matthew Henry on John 9:2-8
Sight Given to One Born Blind. 1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6 When he had thus… Read the whole commentary →