John 12:35

“Then Jesus said unto them, etc.] Not directly answering to their questions, but suggests to them their ignorance and stupidity, amidst so much light, that was about them: yet a little while is the light with you: meaning either himself, the light of the world, (<430812>John 8:12 12:46), who was to be but a very little while longer with them, a few days more, and he was to go away from them by death, and be seen and heard no more by them: or the Gospel, which, though that was to continue somewhat longer, it being, after Christ’s death, resurrection, and ascension, to be preached to the Jews, both in Judea, and in other parts of the world; yet that would be but for a little while, as the event…”

“Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, &c.--Instead of answering their question, He warns them, with mingled majesty and tenderness, against trifling with their last brief opportunity, and entreats them to let in the Light while they have it in the midst of them, that they themselves might be "light in the Lord." In this case, all the clouds which hung around His Person and Mission would speedily be dispelled, while if they continued to hate the light, bootless were all His answers to their merely speculative or captious questions. (See on Luk 13:23).”

“Yet a little while is the light with you - Jesus did not reply directly to their question. He saw that they were offended by the mention of his death, and he endeavored to arrive at the same thing indirectly. He tells them, therefore, that the light would be with them a little while, and that they ought to improve the opportunity while they had it to listen to his instructions, to require with candor, and thus to forsake their false notions respecting the Messiah. The light - John 1:4. It is probable that they understood this as denoting the Messiah. See John 8:12; “I am the light of the world;” John 9:4. Walk ... - John 11:9. Whatever you have to do, do it while you enjoy this light. Make…”

“Then Jesus said to them - Not answering them directly, but exhorting them to improve what they had heard already. The light - I and my doctrine. John 12:36”

“Yet: Joh 7:33, Joh 9:4, Joh 16:16; Heb 3:7, Heb 3:8 Walk: Joh 12:36, Joh 12:46, Joh 1:5-9, Joh 8:12, Joh 9:5; Isa 2:5, Isa 42:6, Isa 42:7; Rom 13:12-14; Eph 5:8, Eph 5:14, Eph 5:15; Th1 5:5-8; Jo1 1:6, Jo1 1:7 lest: Joh 12:39, Joh 12:40; Psa 69:22-28; Jer 13:16, Jer 13:17; Rom 11:7-10; Co2 3:14 for: Joh 11:10; Pro 4:19; Jo1 2:8-11 John 12:36”