Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
when I am in the world, I am a light of the world.'
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
As long as I'm in the world, I'm the light of the world."
A Conservative Version
When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
American Standard Version
When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
While I am in the world I am the light of the world."
Anderson New Testament
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Bible in Basic English
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Common New Testament
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
Daniel Mace New Testament
while I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Darby Translation
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Godbey New Testament
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Goodspeed New Testament
As long as I am in the world, I am a light for the world."
John Wesley New Testament
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. Having said this,
Julia Smith Translation
While I be in the world, I am the light of the world.
King James 2000
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Lexham Expanded Bible
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
Modern King James verseion
As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
Moffatt New Testament
When I am in the world, I am light for the world."
Montgomery New Testament
"While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."
NET Bible
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
New Heart English Bible
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
Noyes New Testament
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Sawyer New Testament
While I am in the world I am the light of the world.
The Emphasized Bible
Whensoever I may be, in the world, I am, the light, of the world.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Twentieth Century New Testament
As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."
Webster
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Weymouth New Testament
When I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."
Williams New Testament
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
World English Bible
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
Worrell New Testament
When I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."
Worsley New Testament
But as long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Themes
Blindness » The miraculous healing of a man born blind
I am's of Christ » The light of the world
the Miracles of Christ » The blind restored to sight
Siloam » Jesus directs the blind man whom he had healed to wash in
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 9:5
Prayers for John 9:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Man Born Blind Is Given Sight
4 it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: -- 5 when I am in the world, I am a light of the world.' 6 These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,
Names
Cross References
John 8:12
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.'
John 12:46
I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me -- in the darkness may not remain;
Isaiah 42:6-7
I, Jehovah, did call thee in righteousness, And I lay hold on thy hand, and keep thee, And I give thee for a covenant of a people, And a light of nations.
Isaiah 49:6
And He saith, 'It hath been a light thing That thou art to Me for a servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel to bring back, And I have given thee for a light of nations, To be My salvation unto the end of the earth.'
Isaiah 60:1-3
Arise, be bright, for come hath thy light, And the honour of Jehovah hath risen on thee.
Malachi 4:2
And risen to you, ye who fear My name, Hath the sun of righteousness -- and healing in its wings, And ye have gone forth, and have increased as calves of a stall.
Matthew 4:16
the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death -- light arose to them.'
Luke 2:32
a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'
John 1:4-9
In him was life, and the life was the light of men,
John 3:19-21
'And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;
John 12:35-36
Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Yet a little time is the light with you; walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he who is walking in the darkness hath not known where he goeth;
Acts 13:47
for so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations -- for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.'
Acts 26:18
to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that is toward me.
Acts 26:23
that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.'
Ephesians 5:14
wherefore he saith, 'Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'
Revelation 21:23
and the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it is the Lamb;