Why did Jesus say both “I am the light of the world” and “you are the light of the world”?

Because the light was never meant to stay in one person. In John he says it of himself; in Matthew he says it of his listeners and tells them not to hide it under a basket.

From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.

Where it sits in the book

Part

2: Jesus Beyond the Religious Construct

Gate

2.8: The "I Am" Sayings

In print

Page 69

• ← 2.8.4 · What does the image of the vine and the branches teach?
• 2.8.6 → · What did Jesus mean by calling himself the bread of life?
• All of Part 2

Topics

• Divinity, human
• Light of the world

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