Light of the World/I am discourse
AD 29for 1D
Relationships
Participants Jesus Christ
Locations Jerusalem
Groups involved Pharisees
Preceded by Woman Caught in Adultery
Followed by Samaritans Reject Jesus
Key verses
John 8:12
Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:32
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
John 8:44
You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.
John 8:42
Therefore Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven’t come of myself, but he sent me.
John 8:31
Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples.
John 8:36
If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.