Jesus as the Light of the World

8:12 Then Jesus spoke out again,19 “I am the light of the world.20 The one who follows me will never21 walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 8:13 So the Pharisees22 objected,23 “You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!”24 8:14 Jesus answered,25 “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people26 do not know where I came from or where I am going.27 8:15 You people28 judge by outward appearances;29 I do not judge anyone.30 8:16 But if I judge, my evaluation is accurate,31 because I am not alone when I judge,32 but I and the Father who sent me do so together.33 8:17 It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.34 8:18 I testify about myself35 and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”

8:19 Then they began asking36 him, “Who is your father?” Jesus answered, “You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.”37 8:20 (Jesus38 spoke these words near the offering box39 while he was teaching in the temple courts.40 No one seized him because his time41 had not yet come.)42