147. The Word of the Lord to the People: “I Am the Light…” Jn. 8:12–20

Then Jesus spoke to the people and said to them: I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.

The Pharisees then said to him: You are testifying about yourself; your testimony is not valid.

Jesus answered and said to them: Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I am from (as the Son of God, sent by the Father) or where I am going. You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me. And it is written in your Law that the testimony of two is valid (Deut 19:15). I testify about myself, and the Father who sent me also testifies about me.

They said to him then: Where is your Father? Jesus answered: You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.

These words he spoke at the treasury, while teaching in the temple. And no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.