Ligh tand Life n Coptic John
Jesus is the Light of the world.
Therefore, his words are also light, the light which engenders new life in each
believer. Active faith in Christ removes the darkness of the world.
Those who love God want to be His
children. Therefore, they do works in imitation of His Son, the Lord
Jesus Christ, works that prove them to be related to God. This
personal relationship with God, through Jesus Christ, illuminates the way to
eternal life.
The
theme of light and its importance to life, began at John 1:4, 5, 9, continues
throughout this Gospel. Light and truth are connected with the new life
the believer enjoys in God. Below are some recurrences of this theme in the Sahidic Coptic text of John, followed by new English
translations of the text.
John
8:12
12.iycouc [e on aFSaJe
nmmau eFJw mmos Je anok
pe pouoein mpkocmoc petnaouaHF ncwei nFnamooSe an Hm pkake alla
FnaJi mpouoein mpwnH.
Then
Jesus spoke again to them saying, "I am the light of the world.
Whoever will follow after me will not walk in the
darkness, but will possess the light of life."
John
3:19-21
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