John 8:12
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John 8:12 is a New Testament verse in which Jesus proclaims Himself as the light of the world, offering spiritual illumination and life to those who follow Him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John 8:12 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10603638 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John 8:12 Context triple: [Christ as the light, hasBiblicalBasisIn, John 8:12]
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John 17
John 17 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of John that records Jesus’ high priestly prayer, in which he prays for himself, his disciples, and future believers.
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Gospel of John chapter 10
Gospel of John chapter 10 is a New Testament passage in which Jesus presents himself as the Good Shepherd and the gate for the sheep, offering rich theological insight into his identity and relationship with his followers.
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C.
John 6
John 6 is a chapter in the New Testament’s Gospel of John that prominently features Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand and his “Bread of Life” discourse.
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D.
John 15
John 15 is a chapter in the Gospel of John in the New Testament, best known for Jesus’ teaching about the vine and the branches and his command to “love one another.”
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Gospel of John 19:19–20
Gospel of John 19:19–20 is a New Testament passage describing the inscription placed on Jesus’ cross—written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek—identifying him as “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John 8:12 Target entity description: John 8:12 is a New Testament verse in which Jesus proclaims Himself as the light of the world, offering spiritual illumination and life to those who follow Him.
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A.
John 17
John 17 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of John that records Jesus’ high priestly prayer, in which he prays for himself, his disciples, and future believers.
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B.
Gospel of John chapter 10
Gospel of John chapter 10 is a New Testament passage in which Jesus presents himself as the Good Shepherd and the gate for the sheep, offering rich theological insight into his identity and relationship with his followers.
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C.
John 6
John 6 is a chapter in the New Testament’s Gospel of John that prominently features Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand and his “Bread of Life” discourse.
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D.
John 15
John 15 is a chapter in the Gospel of John in the New Testament, best known for Jesus’ teaching about the vine and the branches and his command to “love one another.”
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E.
Gospel of John 19:19–20
Gospel of John 19:19–20 is a New Testament passage describing the inscription placed on Jesus’ cross—written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek—identifying him as “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible verse
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Gospel of John verse ⓘ New Testament verse ⓘ |
| audience | people in the temple courts ⓘ |
| book | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | widely cited Christian proof text ⓘ |
| chapter | 8 ⓘ |
| christologicalTitle | light of the world ⓘ |
| condition | following Jesus ⓘ |
| crossReferenceTheme |
light imagery in 1 John 1:5–7
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light imagery in Isaiah 42:6 ⓘ light imagery in Isaiah 9:2 ⓘ light imagery in John 1:4–9 ⓘ light imagery in John 9:5 ⓘ |
| doctrinalUse |
Christology
NERFINISHED
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discipleship theology ⓘ soteriology ⓘ |
| keyGreekTerm |
akoloutheō (follow)
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kosmos (world) ⓘ phōs (light) ⓘ zōē (life) ⓘ |
| literaryContext | Feast of Tabernacles discourse ⓘ |
| locationContext | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metaphor |
darkness as separation from God
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darkness as spiritual ignorance ⓘ light as spiritual truth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gospel of John
NERFINISHED
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New Testament ⓘ |
| promise |
whoever follows Jesus will have the light of life
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whoever follows Jesus will not walk in darkness ⓘ |
| quotation | "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (common English rendering) ⓘ |
| result |
having the light of life
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not walking in darkness ⓘ |
| speaker | Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
contrast between light and darkness
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discipleship ⓘ eternal life ⓘ light of the world ⓘ spiritual illumination ⓘ |
| tradition | Johannine theology of light and life ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian devotional literature
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Christian evangelism ⓘ Christian liturgy ⓘ Christian preaching ⓘ |
| verseNumber | 12 ⓘ |
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Subject: John 8:12 Description of subject: John 8:12 is a New Testament verse in which Jesus proclaims Himself as the light of the world, offering spiritual illumination and life to those who follow Him.
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