John 8:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 8:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Πάλιν
pálin
G3825
again
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ἐλάλησεν
laléō
G2980
to speak
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
ἐγώ
egṓ
G1473
I
εἰμι
eimí
G1510
to be
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
φῶς
phōs
G5457
light
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κόσμου
kósmos
G2889
world
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀκολουθῶν
akolouthéō
G190
to follow
ἐμοὶ
egṓ
G1473
I
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
περιπατήσῃ
peripatéō
G4043
to walk
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
σκοτίᾳ
skotía
G4653
darkness
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἕξει
échō
G2192
to have
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
φῶς
phōs
G5457
light
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ζωῆς
zōḗ
G2222
life
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World English Bible Public Domain
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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world; the one following me may certainly not walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).