36While you have light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.


In Context

33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.

34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ stays for ever: and how say you, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

35 Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness come on you: for he that walks in darkness knows not where he goes.

36 While you have light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:

38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Lord, who has believed our report? and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

John 12:36 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:36While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:36Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light." When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:36Whilst you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things Jesus spoke; and he went away, and hid himself from them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:36While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:36While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may become sons of light. Jesus said these things, and going away hid himself from them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:36While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:36While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and concealed himself from them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:36While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light.| Jesus said these things, and he departed and hid himself from them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:36while ye have the light, believe in the light, that sons of light ye may become.' These things spake Jesus, and having gone away, he was hid from them,