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# General Information:
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This is the next part of the story. Jesus is speaking to a crowd near the treasury in the temple.
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# I am the light of the world
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Here the "light" is a metaphor for the revelation that comes from God. AT: "I am the one who gives light to the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the world
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This is a metonym for the people. AT: "the people of the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# he who follows me
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This is an idiom that means "everyone who does what I teach" or "everyone who obeys me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# will not walk in the darkness
To "walk in darkness" is a metaphor for living a sinful life. AT: "will not live as if he were in the darkness of sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# light of life
The "light of life" is a metaphor for the truth from God that gives spiritual life. AT: "truth that brings eternal life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# You bear witness about yourself
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"You are just saying these things about yourself"
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# your witness is not true
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The Pharisees are implying that the witness of only one person is not true because it cannot be verified. AT: "you cannot be your own witness" or "what you say about yourself may not be true" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])