What happensPermalink
“I am the light of the world.” Jesus continues debating the Pharisees about His own identity. He teaches that everyone is a slave to sin and calls the Jews children of the devil, not Abraham.
Why it mattersPermalink
Twice in this chapter Jesus says “I am” just as God did to Moses. He is God’s Son, but the Pharisees and others cannot see it because they are too attached to this world. Those who can see it will live forever.
Key versePermalink
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”