Matthew Poole and continuators on John 8:12

12 ¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world : he that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness , but shall have the light of lite .

This is what Iohn the Baptist had said of Christ before, Chap. 1.4, 5. and what Christ saith of himself afterward, Chap. 9.5. It was Prophesied of him, that he should be a light to the Gentiles, and Gods Salvation to the ends of the Earth. And old Simeon saith of him, Luke 1.32. That he was to be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the G[illegible: 1 letter]ory of his People Israel. Light is a thing Glorious in it self, and communicative of it self unto others to guide them. So as Christ is most aptly compared to Light, and spoken of under that Notion; as for his own innate Glory, so for the communicativeness of himself to Creatures; which latter appeareth to be chiefly here intended:

For he saith, that he who followed him, believing his Doctrine, and obeying his Precepts; Living according to his Direction, and his Example, should not be at a loss, how to guide himself, nor remain in the darkness of Sin, Ignorance, and Spiritual Death; but

should have that Light, which bringeth Life along with it, and is sufficient to guide a man in all the works of a Spiritual Life, and at last bring him to Life Eternal.

Marginal references: Chap. 12.35, 36, 46.