John 12:46
I am come, a light into the world, that whosoever believeth in me may not remain in darkness.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
In Context
45And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me.
Cross References
Psalms 36:9For evildoers shall be cut off: but they that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
Isaiah 42:7That thou mightest open the eyes of the blind, and bring forth the prisoner out of prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Malachi 4:2But unto you that fear my name, the Sun of justice shall arise, and health in his wings: and you shall go forth, and shall leap like calves of the herd.
Luke 1:76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt, go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:
John 1:4In him was life: and the life was the light of men.
John 3:19And this is the judgment: Because the light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil. The judgment... That is, the cause of his comdemnation.
Matthew Henry on John 12:45-50
Christ's Last Discourse with the Jews. 44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. 46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. 47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the… Read the whole commentary →