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John 8:12
New King James Version
John 8:12
New King James Version
12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, (A)“I am the light of the world. He who (B)follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
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John 8:12
New American Standard Bible
John 8:12
New American Standard Bible
Jesus Is the Light of the World
12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “(A)I am the Light of the world; (B)the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
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John 8:12
Amplified Bible
John 8:12
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Jesus Is the Light of the World
12 Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, “[a]I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
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- John 8:12 The second of the memorable “I am” statements. See note 6:35.
John 8:12
New International Version
John 8:12
New International Version
Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony
12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(A) the light of the world.(B) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(C)
John 8:12
King James Version
John 8:12
King James Version
12 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.
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John 12:46
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John 12:46
New King James Version
46 (A)I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
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John 12:46
New American Standard Bible
John 12:46
New American Standard Bible
46 (A)I have come as Light into the world, so that no one who believes in Me will remain in darkness.
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John 12:46
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John 12:46
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46 I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes and trusts in Me [as Savior—all those who anchor their hope in Me and rely on the truth of My message] will not continue to live in darkness.
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John 12:46
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John 12:46
New International Version
46 I have come into the world as a light,(A) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
John 12:46
King James Version
John 12:46
King James Version
46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
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1 Peter 2:9
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1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (A)darkness into His marvelous light;
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1 Peter 2:9
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1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.(A)
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1 Peter 2:9
King James Version
1 Peter 2:9
King James Version
9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
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