John 12:36

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Summary

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.

Believe

John 1:7

John 3:21

Acts 13:47

The children

And departed

General references

Bible References

Believe

He came for a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light, that all men through him might believe.

But he who practices the truth, cometh to the light, that his actions may be evident, as being done for God.

For so hath the Lord enjoined us, "I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, that thou mightest be for salvation unto the extremity of the earth."

The children

And the master praised the unjust steward, because he had acted providently: for the children of this world are more provident among their own generation of men, than the children of light.

For ye were formerly darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

Ye are all the children of light, and the children of day: we are not the children of night, nor of darkness.

He who saith, that he is in the light, yet hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

And departed

Then took they up stones to hurl at him: but Jesus was hid, and went out of the temple, passing through the midst of them, and so went away.

Then sought they again to apprehend him and he departed out of their reach,

Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but went thence into the country bordering on the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he abode with his disciples.

And turning his back upon them, he went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.

General references

And leaving them, going again on board the vessel, he departed to the other side.

And when the evening came, he went away out of the city.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Ye are all the children of light, and the children of day: we are not the children of night, nor of darkness.