John:12:36

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rwp @John:12:36 @{Believe in the light } (\pisteuete eis to ph “s \). That is , "believe in me as the Messiah " (8:12 ; strkjv @9:5 |). {That ye may become sons of light } (\hina huioi ph “tos gen ˆsthe \). Purpose clause with \hina \ and second aorist subject of \ginomai \, to become . They were not "sons of light ," a Hebrew idiom (cf . strkjv @17:12 ; strkjv @Luke:16:8 | with the contrast ), an idiom used by Paul in strkjv @1Thessalonians:5:5 ; strkjv @Ephesians:5:8 |. It is equivalent to "enlightened men " (Bernard ) and Jesus called his disciples the light of the world (Matthew:5:14 |). {Hid himself from them } (\ekrub ˆ ap ' aut “n \). Second aorist passive indicative of \krupt “\, late form (in LXX ) for old \ekruph ˆ\, "was hidden from them ," as in strkjv @8:59 |. This part of verse 36 | begins a new paragraph .

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