John 8:12–20

I Am the Light of the World

^12lAgain Jesus spoke to them, saying, ^m“I am the light of the world. Whoever ⁿfollows me will not ^owalk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” ¹³So the Pharisees said to him, ^p“You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.” ¹⁴Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, ^qmy testimony is true, for I know ^rwhere I came from and ^swhere I am going, but ^tyou do not know where I come from or where I am going. ^15uYou judge according to the flesh; ^vI judge no one. ¹⁶Yet even if I do judge, ^wmy judgment is true, for ^xit is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father² who sent me. ^17yIn your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true. ¹⁸I am the one who bears witness about myself, and ^zthe Father who sent me bears witness about me.” ¹⁹They said to him therefore, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, ^a“You know neither me nor my Father. ^bIf you knew me, you would know my Father also.” ²⁰These words he spoke in ^cthe treasury, as he taught in the temple; but ^dno one arrested him, because ^ehis hour had not yet come.