Believe in the light (πιστευετε εις το φως). That is, "believe in me as the Messiah" (8:12; 9:5).

That ye may becom…

While ye have light. This implied two things:

While you have light, believe in the light.—Better, as above, According as you have the light. The words are repeated and placed …

The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abides for ever: and how do you say, the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is…

St. Augustine of Hippo: When the Jews understood that our Lord was speaking of His own death, they asked how that could be. The …

Jesus spoke with urgency. The light would not always be available (cf. 9:4). If his hearers wished to walk with certainty, they should act at once,…

Believe in the light. He exhorts them to retain by faith the possession of the light, for he gives the name, children of ligh…

While you have light, believe in the light
Receive the Messiah, and credit the Gospel revelation; this is an explanat…

The people drew false notions from the Scriptures because they overlooked the prophecies that spoke of Christ's sufferings and death. Our Lord warn…

1. Having mentioned the promised glorification of the Lord and explained the voice from heaven, the Evangelist now describes the doubt that …