John 8:12-20

International Standard Version

Jesus the Light of the World

¹² Later on, Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

¹³ The Pharisees told him, “You’re testifying about yourself. Your testimony isn’t valid.”^[a]

¹⁴ Jesus answered them, “Even though I’m testifying about myself, my testimony is valid^[b] because I know where I’ve come from and where I’m going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I’m going. ¹⁵ You’re judging by human standards,^[c] but I’m not judging anyone. ¹⁶ Yet even if I should judge, my judgment would be valid,^[d] because it is not I alone who judges, but I and the one who sent me. ¹⁷ In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two people is valid.^{[e] 18} I’m testifying about myself, and the Father who sent me is testifying about me.”

¹⁹ Then they asked him, “Where is this Father of yours?”

Jesus replied, “You don’t know me or my Father. If you had known me, you would’ve known my Father, too.” ²⁰ He spoke these words in the treasury, while he was teaching in the Temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.