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Parallel YHN 12:36

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BI Yhn 12:36 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)While you still have the light, believe in the light so that you will become children of light.
¶ Yeshua said these things and then after leaving them, he was hidden from them.

OET-LVWhile you_all_are_having the light, be_believing in the light, in_order_that you_all_may_become sons of_light.
Yaʸsous spoke these things, and having_gone_away, was_hidden from them.

SR-GNTὩς τὸ φῶς ἔχετε, πιστεύετε εἰς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα υἱοὶ φωτὸς γένησθε.” Ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν ˚Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἀπελθὼν, ἐκρύβη ἀπʼ αὐτῶν.
   (Hōs to fōs eⱪete, pisteuete eis to fōs, hina huioi fōtos genaʸsthe.” Tauta elalaʸsen ˚Yaʸsous, kai apelthōn, ekrubaʸ apʼ autōn.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTWhile you have the light, believe in the light so that you may be sons of light.”
¶ Jesus said these things, and having departed, was hidden from them.

USTTrust in me, the light that reveals God’s truth and goodness, while I am still with you. Do this in order to be God’s people, those who know his truth and goodness.”
¶ After he said those things, Jesus left them and hid himself from the people.


BSBWhile you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.”
§ After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

BLBWhile you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become sons of light." Jesus spoke these things, and having gone away, He was hidden from them.

AICNT{While}[fn] you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light.” Jesus spoke these things, and going away, he hid himself from them.


12:36, while: Some manuscripts read “as.”

OEBWhile you still have the light, believe in the light, so that you may be children of light.’ After he had said this, Jesus went away, and hid himself from them.

WEBBEWhile you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light.” Jesus said these things, and he departed and hid himself from them.

WMBBWhile you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light.” Yeshua said these things, and he departed and hid himself from them.

NETWhile you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he went away and hid himself from them.

LSVwhile you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” Jesus spoke these things, and having gone away, He was hid from them,

FBVPut your trust in the light while you still have it so that you can become children of light.” When Jesus had told them this, he left and hid himself from them.

TCNTWhile you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become sons of light.”
¶ After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them.

T4TBelieve in my message [MET] while you still have an opportunity to do it, in order that you may become people who have accepted my truth [MET]!”
¶ After Jesus said those things, he left them and hid from them.

LEBWhile you have the light, believe in the light, in order that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said these things, and then he went away and[fn] was hidden from them.


?:? *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went away”) has been translated as a finite verb

BBEIn so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them.

MoffNo Moff YHN (JHN) book available

WymthIn the degree that you have light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light." Jesus said this, and went away and hid Himself from them.

ASVWhile ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light.
¶ These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them.

DRAWhilst you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things Jesus spoke; and he went away, and hid himself from them.

YLTwhile ye have the light, believe in the light, that sons of light ye may become.' These things spake Jesus, and having gone away, he was hid from them,

DrbyWhile 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.

RVWhile ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them.

WbstrWhile ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and concealed himself from them.

KJB-1769 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.
   ( While ye/you_all have light, believe in the light, that ye/you_all may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. )

KJB-1611While ye haue light, beleeue in the light, that ye may bee the children of light. These things spake Iesus, and departed, and did hide himselfe from them.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

BshpsWhyle ye haue lyght, beleue on the lyght, that ye may be the chyldren of the lyght. These thynges spake Iesus, and departed, & hyd hym selfe from the.
   (Whyle ye/you_all have light, believe on the light, that ye/you_all may be the children of the light. These things spake Yesus/Yeshua, and departed, and hid himself from them.)

GnvaWhile ye haue that light, beleeue in that light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Iesus, and departed, and hid himselfe from them.
   (While ye/you_all have that light, believe in that light, that ye/you_all may be the children of the light. These things spake Yesus/Yeshua, and departed, and hid himself from them. )

CvdlBeleue ye on the light, whyle ye haue it, that ye maye be the children of light. These thinges spake Iesus, and departed awaye, and hyd himself from them.
   (Believe ye/you_all on the light, while ye/you_all have it, that ye/you_all may be the children of light. These things spake Yesus/Yeshua, and departed away, and hid himself from them.)

TNTWhyll ye have light beleve on the light that ye maye be the chyldren of light. These thinges spake Iesus and departed and hyd him silfe from them.
   (Whyll ye/you_all have light believe on the light that ye/you_all may be the children of light. These things spake Yesus/Yeshua and departed and hid him self from them. )

WycWhile ye han liyt, bileue ye in liyt, that ye be the children of liyt. Jhesus spak these thingis, and wente, and hidde hym fro hem.
   (While ye/you_all have light, believe ye/you_all in light, that ye/you_all be the children of light. Yhesus spake these things, and wente, and hid him from them.)

LuthGlaubet an das Licht, dieweil ihr‘s habt, auf daß ihr des Lichtes Kinder seid.
   (Glaubet at the light, dieweil ihr‘s have, on that you/their/her the lightes children seid.)

ClVgDum lucem habetis, credite in lucem, ut filii lucis sitis. Hæc locutus est Jesus, et abiit et abscondit se ab eis.[fn]
   (Dum the_light habetis, believe_me in lucem, as children lucis sitis. This spoke it_is Yesus, and he_is_gone and abscondit se away eis. )


12.36 Dum lucem habetis. Id est, dum aliquid veri intelligitis de æternitate Christi, credite in veritatem addendo de humilitate, ut renascamini in veritate. Ab eis. Non ab his qui credere incœperant, sed ab his qui invidebant. Quod abscondit se, nostræ infirmitati consuluit, non suæ potestati derogavit.


12.36 Dum the_light habetis. That it_is, dum aliquid veri intelligitis about æternitate of_Christ, believe_me in words addendo about humilitate, as renascamini in veritate. Ab eis. Non away his who credere incœperant, but away his who invidebant. That abscondit se, nostræ infirmitati consuluit, not/no suæ potestati derogavit.

UGNTὡς τὸ φῶς ἔχετε, πιστεύετε εἰς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα υἱοὶ φωτὸς γένησθε.
¶  ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἀπελθὼν, ἐκρύβη ἀπ’ αὐτῶν.
   (hōs to fōs eⱪete, pisteuete eis to fōs, hina huioi fōtos genaʸsthe.
    ¶  tauta elalaʸsen Yaʸsous, kai apelthōn, ekrubaʸ ap’ autōn.)

SBL-GNT⸀ὡς τὸ φῶς ἔχετε, πιστεύετε εἰς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα υἱοὶ φωτὸς γένησθε. Ταῦτα ⸀ἐλάλησεν Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἐκρύβη ἀπʼ αὐτῶν.
   (⸀hōs to fōs eⱪete, pisteuete eis to fōs, hina huioi fōtos genaʸsthe. Tauta ⸀elalaʸsen Yaʸsous, kai apelthōn ekrubaʸ apʼ autōn.)

TC-GNT[fn]Ἕως τὸ φῶς ἔχετε, πιστεύετε εἰς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα υἱοὶ φωτὸς γένησθε.
¶ Ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν [fn]ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἐκρύβη ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν.
   (Heōs to fōs eⱪete, pisteuete eis to fōs, hina huioi fōtos genaʸsthe.
    ¶ Tauta elalaʸsen ho Yaʸsous, kai apelthōn ekrubaʸ ap autōn. )


12:36 εως ¦ ως CT

12:36 ο ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

12:36 Jesus was the light (1:4, 7-9; 3:19-21; 8:12), and he urged the crowd to quickly make the choice to believe in him before it was too late.
• They had the choice of becoming children of the light by rebirth through the power of God (1:12-13).
• Jesus . . . was hidden from them: Jesus withdrew first from Judea (11:54) and then from this audience (12:36), and soon he would withdraw from the world (17:11).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὸ φῶς & εἰς τὸ φῶς

the light & in the light

Both occurrences of the light here refer to Jesus. See how you translated light in the previous verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

υἱοὶ φωτὸς

sons ˱of˲_light

Here, sons of light is an idiom that refers to people who live according to God’s truth and goodness, which Jesus has revealed to them. Here, sons does not refer specifically to male children and light does not refer to Jesus. If this expression would be confusing in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “people who share in God’s truth and goodness”

BI Yhn 12:36 ©