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Iἐγὼhave comeἐλήλυθαas lightφῶςintoεἰςthe world,τὸν κόσμονso thatἵναeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁbelievesπιστεύωνinεἰςmeἐμὲmay notμὴremainμείνῃinἐνthe darkness.τῇ σκοτίᾳ
John 12:46
Study it in the app“I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me may not remain in the darkness.”
With the Greek beneath
John 12:46, word by word
- have comeἐλήλυθαelēlytha
come as Messiah
The coming of Jesus; "the one who comes" is the awaited one.
Where else “elēlytha” appears- as lightφῶςphōs
God's light
God's light that shows the truth.
Where else “phōs” appears- the worldκόσμονkosmon
creation
Everything God made.
Where else “kosmon” appears- believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuōn” appears- remainμείνῃmeinēi
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “meinēi” appears- the darknessσκοτίᾳskotiai
darkness
Living without God, far from his light.
Where else “skotiai” appears
The context
45And whoever sees me sees the one who sent me.
46 · This verse (above)
47And if anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
To study John 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does Mary do with the perfume at the dinner in Bethany, and what does Judas object? How does Jesus answer? (vv. 3-8)
2. What it means
Jesus says a grain of wheat, if it dies, bears much fruit (v. 24). What connection does he see between losing one's life and serving him? (vv. 24-26)
3. How I live it
Mary gave the best she had to Jesus (v. 3). What is the best you have, and how could you offer it with love today?