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- The treasury was the place, in the Court of the Women, where people could put their offerings into some trumpet-like receptacles. So, in the same courtyard where the torches were lit, Jesus boldly proclaimed, “I am the Light of the world.”
bible.org/seriespage/lesson-46-jesus-light-world-john-812-20Lesson 46: Jesus: Light of the World (John 8:12-20) - bible.org
John 8:20. These words spake Jesus in the treasury — Which was a certain part of the women’s court, where the chests were placed for receiving the offerings of those who came to worship; and consequently was a place of great concourse.
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John 8:21.A new scene here opens, as in John 8:12, and is...
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1. Jesus spoke these words in the Temple at Jerusalem. He...
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22 “Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you...
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Berean Greek New Testament 2016 Ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα ἐλάλησεν ἐν...
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John 8:20 below says that Jesus spoke these word “in the treasury... in the temple,” so He also may have moved to a different part of the temple, and it may be a little later since (other) Pharisees had arrived. Why did He declare to them, “I am the light of the world”?
Mar 2, 2014 · John 8:20 tells us that Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as He taught in the temple. The treasury was the place, in the Court of the Women, where people could put their offerings into some trumpet-like receptacles.
Jesus replied, “You don’t know me or my Father. If you knew me, you would also know my Father.” 20 Jesus spoke these words while he was teaching in the treasury area of the temple courtyard. No one arrested him, because his time had not yet come.
These words spoke Jesus in the treasury. The treasury was a part of the temple where the sacred offerings were laid up. It was a much frequented place, and hence we infer that this sermon was delivered by Christ amidst a large assembly of men, so that the people had less excuse.
Jesus made these statements while he was teaching in the section of the Temple known as the Treasury. But he was not arrested, because his time had not yet come. English Standard Version
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After claiming to be "the light of the world" (John 8:12), Jesus says that these men do not know Him, nor do they know His Father. Despite suggestions that Jesus never claimed to be God, this is part of Jesus' consistent pattern.
