John 12:35

33 ^aThis He said, signifying by what death He would die.

34 The people answered Him, ^a“We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

35 Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer ^athe light is with you. ^bWalk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; ^che who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.

36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become ^asons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and ^bwas hidden from them.

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37 But although He had done so many ^asigns before them, they did not believe in Him,

38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:
^a“Lord, who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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John 12:35

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 ' ̔ , with you, ̔ , 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!

Other Adam Clarke entries containing John 12:35:

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