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.
KJV
ὡς τὸ φῶς ἔχετε, πιστεύετε εἰς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα υἱοὶ φωτὸς γένησθε. Ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἐκρύβη ἀπ’ αὐτῶν.
Greek NT
Dum lucem habetis, credite in lucem, ut filii lucis sitis. Hæc locutus est Jesus, et abiit et abscondit se ab eis.
Vulgate
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.
ASV
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.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ὡς — SBLGNT
- ὡς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Ἕως — Robinson-Pierpont
- ἐλάλησεν — SBLGNT
- ἐλάλησεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ὁ — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth. Being full of love for man, and caring for our salvation, and desiring to stop the mouths of the foolish, He omits nothing of His own part, though there be none to give heed. And the Prophet knowing this says, That You might be justified when You speak, and be clear when You are judged. Psalm 51:4 Wherefore…
1. Great is the tyranny of despondency, and much courage do we need so as to stand manfully against the feeling, and after gathering from it what is useful, to let the superfluous go. It has somewhat useful; for when we ourselves or others sin, then only is it good to grieve; but when we fall into human vicissitudes, then despondency is useless. And now when it has overthrown t…
Cross-references
- 1Thess 5:5 — Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
- 1Thess 5:5 — Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
- Acts 13:47 — For 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.
- Eph 5:8 — For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
- Eph 5:8 — For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
- Isa 60:1 — Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
- John 1:5 — And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
- John 1:7 — The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
- John 8:59 — Then 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 12:35 — 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.
- Luke 16:8 — And 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.
- Luke 16:8 — And 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.
- Mark 8:13 — And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
- Mark 11:19 — And when even was come, he went out of the city.
- Matt 5:14 — Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.