Jesus Predicts His Death

John 12:36

In 9 translations

BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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: 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.
LSV: while you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” Jesus spoke these things, and having gone away, He was hid from them,
YLT: 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,
DBY: While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may become sons of light. Jesus said these things, and going away hid himself from them.
DRC: Whilst you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things Jesus spoke; and he went away, and hid himself from them.
GNV: While ye haue that light, beleeue in that light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Iesus, and departed, and hid himselfe from them.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὡς (“While”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Ἕως (“until”).

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In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

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SBLGNT: ὡς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὡς; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἕως.
SBLGNT: ἐλάλησεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐλάλησεν; Robinson–Pierpont add ὁ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ὡς τὸ φῶς ἔχετε, πιστεύετε εἰς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα υἱοὶ φωτὸς γένησθε. Ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἐκρύβη ἀπʼ αὐτῶν.
RP2018: Ἕως τὸ φῶς ἔχετε, πιστεύετε εἰς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα υἱοὶ φωτὸς γένησθε. Ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἐκρύβη ἀπ’ αὐτῶν.
TR-Boyd: Ἕως τὸ φῶς ἔχετε, πιστεύετε εἰς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα υἱοὶ φωτὸς γένησθε. Ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἐκρύβη ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν.
SCR1894: εως το φως εχετε πιστευετε εις το φως ινα υιοι φωτος γενησθε ταυτα ελαλησεν ο ιησους και απελθων εκρυβη απ αυτων

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👤 Jesus Christ

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Light Faith Andrew King, Christ as Prudence Salvation Jesus Christ

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Cross-references most cited first

Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
John 8:59At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
Luke 16:8The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
John 1:7He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
Acts 13:47–48For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and…
Matthew 21:17Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
1 John 2:9–11If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness. Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him. But whoever hates his brother is in the…
John 3:21But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
John 11:54As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
1 Thessalonians 5:8But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
John 10:39–40At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp. Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.

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