^4 (A)In Him was life, and the life was ^(B)the Light of men.

¹⁹ This is the judgment, that ^(A)the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for ^(B)their deeds were evil.

Jesus Is the Light of the World

¹² Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “^(A)I am the Light of the world; ^(B)he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

⁵ While I am in the world, I am ^(A)the Light of the world.”

³⁵ So Jesus said to them, “^(A)For a little while longer ^(B)the Light is among you. ^(C)Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who ^(D)walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. ³⁶ While you have the Light, ^(E)believe in the Light, so that you may become ^(F)sons of Light.”

These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and ^[a](G)hid Himself from them. ³⁷ But though He had performed so many ^[b]signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. ³⁸ This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: “^(H)Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” ³⁹ For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, ⁴⁰ “^(I)He has blinded their eyes and He ^(J)hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and ^[c]be converted and I heal them.” ⁴¹ These things Isaiah said because ^(K)he saw His glory, and ^(L)he spoke of Him. ⁴² Nevertheless ^(M)many even of ^(N)the rulers believed in Him, but ^(O)because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be ^[d](P)put out of the synagogue; ^43 (Q)for they loved the ^[e]approval of men rather than the ^[f]approval of God.

⁴⁴ And Jesus cried out and said, “^(R)He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. ^45 (S)He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. ^46 (T)I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. ⁴⁷ If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for ^(U)I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. ^48 (V)He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; ^(W)the word I spoke is what will judge him at ^(X)the last day. ^49 (Y)For I did not speak ^[g]on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me ^(Z)has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak. ⁵⁰ I know that ^(AA)His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak ^(AB)just as the Father has told Me.”