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| | |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. | | |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. |
| − | |Shortly after this, Jesus continued His discourse, declaring, "I am the light of the world: whoever follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall receive life's light." | + | |Shortly after this, Jesus spoke to them again, declaring, "I am the light of the world: whoever follows me shall not walk in darkness at all, but shall receive the light of life." |
| − | | | + | |The phrase, "shall not walk in darkness" contains the strongest negation possible in Greek. |
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| | |The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. | | |The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. |
| − | |The intellectuals objected, "Because you act as your own witness, that is insufficient evidence under our law." | + | |The Pharisees responded, "Because you act as your own witness, your testimony cannot be trusted." |
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| | |Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. | | |Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. |
| − | |Jesus replied, "Despite being my own witness, my testimony is true; for I know my origin, and where I'm going, but cannot discern either. | + | |Jesus replied, "Despite being my own witness, my testimony can be trusted because I know where I came from and where I'm going, but you have no idea where either of those are. |
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| | |Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. | | |Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. |
| − | | | + | |You judge with human reasoning, while I judge no one. |
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| | |And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. | | |And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. |
| − | | | + | |But even if I were to judge, my judgment would be true, because I am not alone. Far from it, I and the Father who sent me are both here. |
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| | |It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. | | |It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. |
| − | | | + | |It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is trustworthy. |
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| | |I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. | | |I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. |
| − | | | + | |I act as my own witness and the Father who sent me is also my witness." |
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| | |Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. | | |Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. |
| − | | | + | |So they responded, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You don't know me or my Father. If you had known me, then you would have known my Father as well." |
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