King James Version

John 8:12

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “may walk” (περιπατήσῃ) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “will walk” (περιπατήσει) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Πάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.αὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themἐλάλησενelalēsento speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingἘγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iεἰμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φῶςphōslightφῶςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “light”, the subject formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.the lightτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouof the worldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.This verse uses “the world”.of the worldὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκολουθῶνakolouthōnhe that followethἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that followeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.he that followethἐμοὶemoimeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “me”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.περιπατήσῃperipatēsēshallπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall”, a single actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.shallἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σκοτίᾳskotiadarknessσκοτίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “darkness”, the to- or for-formG4653darkness; fig: spiritual darkness.darknessἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἕξειhexeishall haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall have”, an action still aheadG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.shall haveτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φῶςphōslightφῶςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “light”, the object formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.the lightτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ζωῆςzōēsof lifeζωή (zōē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of life”, the of-formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.of life

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

περιπατήσειperipatēseishallπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall”, a single actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Young’s Literal Translation

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

World English Bible

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 .”

Darby Translation

Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Douay-Rheims

Again therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying: I am the light of the world: he that followeth me, walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

See Also

Analytics Cookies