KJV King James Version
While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
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John 12:36
While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.
WEB World English Bible
While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light.” Jesus said these things, and he departed and hid himself from them.
ASV American Standard Version
While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
while ye have the light, believe in the light, that sons of light ye may become.’ These things spake Jesus, and having gone away, he was hid from them,
Surrounding context — John 12
33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.
34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoφῶςG5457 · phōslightἔχετε,G2192 · echōto have/beπιστεύετεG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)εἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoφῶς,G5457 · phōslightἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toυἱοὶG5207 · uhiossonφωτὸςG5457 · phōslightγένησθε.G1096 · ginomaito beταῦταG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἐλάλησενG2980 · laleōto speakἸησοῦς,G2424 · IēsousJesusκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπελθὼνG565 · aperchomaito go awayἐκρύβηG2928 · kruptōto hideἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromαὐτῶν.¶G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Ephesians 5:8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:1 Thessalonians 5:5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.John 8:59Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.John 1:7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe.Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.Luke 16:8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.Acts 13:47-48For so hath the Lord commanded us, [saying], I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.1 John 2:9-11He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.Matthew 21:17And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.John 10:39-40Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,John 3:21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.1 Thessalonians 5:8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.John 11:54Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
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