Isaiah 9:2
New Living Translation
2 [a]The people who walk in darkness
will see a great light.
For those who live in a land of deep darkness,[b]
a light will shine.
Matthew 4:16
New Living Translation
16 the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light.
And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow,
a light has shined.”[a]
Ephesians 5:8
New Living Translation
8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!
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John 12:46
New Living Translation
46 I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.
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John 8:12
New Living Translation
Jesus, the Light of the World
12 Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”
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Luke 1:78-79
New Living Translation
78 Because of God’s tender mercy,
the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,[a]
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
and to guide us to the path of peace.”
Footnotes
- 1:78 Or the Morning Light from Heaven is about to visit us.
1 Peter 2:9
New Living Translation
9 But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests,[a] a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
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- 2:9 Greek a royal priesthood.
1 John 1:5-7
New Living Translation
Living in the Light
5 This is the message we heard from Jesus[a] and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. 6 So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. 7 But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
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- 1:5 Greek from him.
Isaiah 60:1-3
New Living Translation
Future Glory for Jerusalem
60 “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see.
For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.
2 Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth,
but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you.
3 All nations will come to your light;
mighty kings will come to see your radiance.
Luke 2:32
New Living Translation
32 He is a light to reveal God to the nations,
and he is the glory of your people Israel!”
Isaiah 60:19
New Living Translation
19 “No longer will you need the sun to shine by day,
nor the moon to give its light by night,
for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
Ephesians 5:13-14
New Living Translation
13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, 14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,
“Awake, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will give you light.”
Psalm 107:10
New Living Translation
10 Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,
imprisoned in iron chains of misery.
Psalm 23:4
New Living Translation
4 Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,[a]
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
Footnotes
- 23:4 Or the dark valley of death.
Isaiah 50:10
New Living Translation
10 Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys his servant?
If you are walking in darkness,
without a ray of light,
trust in the Lord
and rely on your God.
Micah 7:8-9
New Living Translation
8 Do not gloat over me, my enemies!
For though I fall, I will rise again.
Though I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be my light.
9 I will be patient as the Lord punishes me,
for I have sinned against him.
But after that, he will take up my case
and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies.
The Lord will bring me into the light,
and I will see his righteousness.
Psalm 107:14
New Living Translation
14 He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom;
he snapped their chains.
Isaiah 9:1
New Living Translation
Hope in the Messiah
9 [a]Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory.
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- 9:1 Verse 9:1 is numbered 8:23 in Hebrew text.
John 12:35
New Living Translation
35 Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going.
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Amos 5:8
New Living Translation
8 It is the Lord who created the stars,
the Pleiades and Orion.
He turns darkness into morning
and day into night.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The Lord is his name!
Job 10:21
New Living Translation
21 before I leave—never to return—
for the land of darkness and utter gloom.
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