John 12:36
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 12:36 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 12:36 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 12:36 — KJV
“While 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.”
— John 12:36 (KJV)
John 12:36 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 12:36
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with John 12:36: while, children, these
“While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.”
Shares key themes with John 12:36: while, these, things
“All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:”
Shares key themes with John 12:36: these, things, spake
“And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.”
Shares key themes with John 12:36: while, these, things
“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:”
Shares key themes with John 12:36: children, these, things
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