John 12:34-46

³⁴The crowd answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abides for ever; and how sayest thou that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this, the Son of man?

³⁵Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while is the light amongst you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you. And he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

³⁶While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may become sons of light. Jesus said these things, and going away hid himself from them.

³⁷But though he had done so many signs before them, they believed not on him,

³⁸that the word of the prophet Esaias which he said might be fulfilled, Lord, who has believed our report? and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

³⁹On this account they could not believe, because Esaias said again,

⁴⁰He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, that they may not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart and be converted, and I should heal them.

⁴¹These things said Esaias because he saw his glory and spoke of him.

⁴²Although indeed from among the rulers also many believed on him, but on account of the Pharisees did not confess him, that they might not be put out of the synagogue:

⁴³for they loved glory from men rather than glory from God.

⁴⁴But Jesus cried and said, He that believes on me, believes not on me, but on him that sent me;

⁴⁵and he that beholds me, beholds him that sent me.

⁴⁶I am come into the world as light, that every one that believes on me may not abide in darkness;