World English Bible
John 11:9
“Jesus answered, "Aren't there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees the light of this world.”
Verse in context — John 11
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Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let's go into Judea again.
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The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you, and are you going there again?
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Jesus answered, "Aren't there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
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But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light isn't in him.
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He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.
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