John 12:35

Jesus Predicts His Death

³⁴ At this the crowd answered Him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; how then can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?” ³⁵ So Jesus said to them, “The Light is among you [only] a little while longer. Walk while you have the Light [keep on living by it], so that darkness will not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going [he is drifting aimlessly]. ³⁶ While you have the Light, believe and trust in the Light [have faith in it, hold on to it, rely on it], so that you may become sons of Light [being filled with Light as followers of God].”

Jesus said these things, and then He left and hid Himself from them.

In the Darkness

Jesus Said

Son of Man

Walks in Darkness

Jesus

John

No

John 12:46

I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes and trusts in Me [as Savior—all those who anchor their hope in Me and rely on the truth of My message] will not continue to live in darkness.

Ephesians 5:8

For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [live as those who are native-born to the Light]

John 7:33

Therefore Jesus said, “For a little while longer I am [still] with you, and then I go to Him who sent Me.

John 8:12

Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, “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 11:10

But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.”

Psalm 69:22-28

May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them];
And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.

Proverbs 4:19

The way of the wicked is like [deep] darkness;
They do not know over what they stumble.

Isaiah 2:5

O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.

Isaiah 42:6-7

“I am the Lord, I have called You (the Messiah) in righteousness [for a righteous purpose],
I will also take You by the hand and keep watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people [Israel],
As a light to the nations (Gentiles),

Jeremiah 13:16-17

Give glory to the Lord your God,
Before He brings darkness
And before your feet stumble
On the dark and shadowy mountains,
And while you are longing for light
He turns it into the shadow of death,
And makes it into thick darkness.

John 1:5-9

The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it].

John 9:4-5

We must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

John 12:36

While you have the Light, believe and trust in the Light [have faith in it, hold on to it, rely on it], so that you may become sons of Light [being filled with Light as followers of God].”

Jesus said these things, and then He left and hid Himself from them.

John 12:39-40

Therefore they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,

John 16:16

“A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me.”

Romans 11:7-10

What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking [that is, God’s favor by obedience to the Law], but the elect [those chosen few] obtained it, while the rest of them became hardened and callously indifferent;

Romans 13:12-14

The night [this present evil age] is almost gone and the day [of Christ’s return] is almost here. So let us fling away the works of darkness and put on the [full] armor of light.

2 Corinthians 3:14

But [in fact] their minds were hardened [for they had lost the ability to understand]; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed [only] in Christ.

Ephesians 5:14-15

For this reason He says,

“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”

1 Thessalonians 5:5-8

for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We do not belong to the night nor to darkness.

Hebrews 3:7-8

Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,

“Today if you hear His voice,

1 John 1:6-7

If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness [of sin], we lie and do not practice the truth;

1 John 2:8-11

On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true and realized in Christ and in you, because the darkness [of moral blindness] is clearing away and the true Light [the revelation of God in Christ] is already shining.