UYohane 12:35

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

35 Uthe ngoko uYesu kubo, Liselilifutshane ixesha lokuba ukhanyiso lube nani. Hambani, nisenalo nje ukhanyiso, ukuze ubumnyama bunganiqubuli; lowo uhamba ebumnyameni, akazi apho aya khona.

Bible Verse Review
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Yet: John 7:33, John 9:4, John 16:16, Hebrews 3:7, Hebrews 3:8

Walk: John 12:36, John 12:46, John 1:5-9, John 8:12, John 9:5, Isaiah 2:5, Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 42:7, Romans 13:12-14, Ephesians 5:8, Ephesians 5:14, Ephesians 5:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:5-8, 1 John 1:6, 1 John 1:7

lest: John 12:39, John 12:40, Psalms 69:22-28, Jeremiah 13:16, Jeremiah 13:17, Romans 11:7-10, 2 Corinthians 3:14

for: John 11:10, Proverbs 4:19, 1 John 2:8-11

Reciprocal: Exodus 16:21 - General 2 Chronicles 14:7 - while the land Job 24:13 - they know Psalms 56:13 - the light Psalms 82:5 - walk Proverbs 2:13 - walk Ecclesiastes 11:8 - yet Isaiah 9:2 - walked Isaiah 55:6 - Seek Isaiah 59:10 - grope Jeremiah 6:16 - and walk Jeremiah 23:12 - in the Zechariah 11:9 - I will Malachi 4:2 - the Sun Luke 13:33 - I must Luke 13:35 - Ye shall not Luke 17:22 - when Luke 18:37 - they Luke 19:42 - in this John 1:4 - the life John 8:21 - I go John 11:9 - he stumbleth not John 12:8 - but John 13:33 - yet John 14:19 - a little Acts 26:18 - and to 2 Corinthians 4:4 - lest Galatians 6:10 - opportunity Ephesians 5:16 - the days 1 John 1:5 - that God 1 John 2:11 - he that 3 John 1:4 - walk

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Jesus said unto them,.... Not directly answering to their questions, but suggests to them their ignorance and stupidity, amidst so much light, that was about them:

yet a little while is the light with you: meaning either himself, the light of the world, John 8:12, who was to be but a very little while longer with them, a few days more, and he was to go away from them by death, and be seen and heard no more by them: or the Gospel, which, though that was to continue somewhat longer, it being, after Christ's death, resurrection, and ascension, to be preached to the Jews, both in Judea, and in other parts of the world; yet that would be but for a little while, as the event has shown; for the Jews rejecting the Gospel, and putting it away from them, the apostles, as they were ordered, turned to the Gentiles,

Acts 13:46;

walk while ye have the light: that is, as it is explained in

John 12:36, "believe ye in the light": which the Persic version adds here, and leaves out there: and the sense is, believe in the Messiah, and in his Gospel; embrace him and that, and walk on in him, and worthy of him and of his Gospel, as children of the light:

lest darkness come upon you; suddenly, at an unawares; either a greater degree of the darkness of ignorance and unbelief; even a judicial blindness and stupidity, which did seize on that people, and continues upon them to this day; or the darkness of afflictions, calamities, and distress, and which have come upon them to the uttermost, to the destruction of their temple, city, and nation; or else a worse darkness, even blackness of darkness, outer darkness in hell, where are weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth.

For he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he goeth; he cannot see his way, nor the stumbling blocks that lie in it, and the dangers he is exposed unto; nor does he know where it leads, and what is the end of it; and just so it is with a man in a state of unregeneracy, and more especially under judicial blindness: he is not aware of the pits and snares that lie in his way, or of the dark mountains on which he stumbles; and though destruction and misery are in his ways, he knows not that he is going thereunto.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Yet a little while is the light with you - Jesus did not reply directly to their question. He saw that they were offended by the mention of his death, and he endeavored to arrive at the same thing indirectly. He tells them, therefore, that the light would be with them a little while, and that they ought to improve the opportunity while they had it to listen to his instructions, to require with candor, and thus to forsake their false notions respecting the Messiah.

The light - John 1:4. It is probable that they understood this as denoting the Messiah. See John 8:12; “I am the light of the world;” John 9:4.

Walk ... - John 11:9. Whatever you have to do, do it while you enjoy this light. Make good use of your privileges before they are removed. That is, while the Messiah is with you, avail yourselves of his instructions and learn the way to life.

Lest darkness - Lest God should take away all your mercies, remove all light and instruction from you, and leave you to ignorance, blindness, and woe. This was true that darkness and calamity were to come upon the Jewish people when the Messiah was removed; and it is also true that God leaves a sinner to darkness and misery when he has long rejected the gospel.

For he ... - See John 11:10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 35. Yet a little while is the light with you. — In answer to their objection, our Lord compares himself to a light, which was about to disappear for a short time, and afterwards to shine forth with more abundant lustre; but not to their comfort, if they continued to reject its present beamings. He exhorts them to follow this light while it was among them. The Christ shall abide for ever, it is true; but he will not always be visible. When he shall depart from you, ye shall be left in the thickest darkness; in impenitence and hardness of heart. Then shall ye wish to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see it, Luke 17:22. Then shall ye seek me, but shall not find me, John 7:34. For the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to the Gentiles, Matthew 21:43. If ye believe not in me now, ye shall then wish ye had done it, when wishing shall be for ever fruitless.

Instead of μεθ υμων, with you, εν υμιν, among you, is the reading of BDL, seventeen others; Coptic, Gothic, Slavonic, Vulgate, Itala; Cyril, Nonnus, and Victorinus. Griesbach has received it into the text. The meaning of both is nearly the same.

Lest darkness come upon you — Ye have a good part of your journey yet to go: ye cannot travel safely but in the daylight - that light is almost gone - run, that the darkness overtake you not, or in it ye shall stumble, fall, and perish!

Reader, is thy journey near an end? There may be but a very little time remaining to thee. O, run, fly to Christ, lest the darkness of death overtake thee, before thy soul have found redemption in his blood!