John 8:12–20

Jesus the Light of the World

^12*Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. “I am the light of the world,” he said. “Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness.”

^13*The Pharisees said to him, “Now you are testifying on your own behalf; what you say proves nothing.”

¹⁴“No,” Jesus answered, “even though I do testify on my own behalf, what I say is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. You do not know where I came from or where I am going. ¹⁵You make judgements in a purely human way; I pass judgement on no one. ¹⁶But if I were to do so, my judgement would be true, because I am not alone in this; the Father who sent me is with me. ^17*It is written in your Law that when two witnesses agree, what they say is true. ¹⁸I testify on my own behalf, and the Father who sent me also testifies on my behalf.”

¹⁹“Where is your father?” they asked him.

“You know neither me nor my Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”

²⁰Jesus said all this as he taught in the Temple, in the room where the offering boxes were placed. And no one arrested him, because his hour had not come.