This passage is generally accepted to occur after 7:52. Light was a significant part of the Feast of Tabernacles, every night candles were lit. Light was also a common theme in Isaiah's prophecies of the Messiah (Isaiah 9:2, 42:6,16; 49:6). Jesus called on the people to follow Him.
The Pharisees challenged Him, saying it was not valid for Him to testify about Himself. Here Jesus gives a rather different answer to the one He gave earlier (see John 5:31). The Pharisees would of course have accepted God's testimony about Himself. Jesus is God, so His testimony is valid. Moreover, He was sent by the Father and the Father would testify on His behalf.
The Pharisees were concerned with judging people, finding fault, and seeking to prove themselves superior. Jesus was concerned with giving life to people.
The Pharisees did not realise who Jesus was talking about when He mentioned His Father.
The Pharisees challenged Him, saying it was not valid for Him to testify about Himself. Here Jesus gives a rather different answer to the one He gave earlier (see John 5:31). The Pharisees would of course have accepted God's testimony about Himself. Jesus is God, so His testimony is valid. Moreover, He was sent by the Father and the Father would testify on His behalf.
The Pharisees were concerned with judging people, finding fault, and seeking to prove themselves superior. Jesus was concerned with giving life to people.
The Pharisees did not realise who Jesus was talking about when He mentioned His Father.
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