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79 to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    to guide our feet into the way of peace.”(A)

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79 to shine on those living in darkness
    and in the shadow of death,(A)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”(B)

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[a]The people who walked in darkness
    have seen a great light;
those who lived in a land of deep darkness—
    on them light has shined.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 9.2 9.1 in Heb

The people walking in darkness(A)
    have seen a great light;(B)
on those living in the land of deep darkness(C)
    a light has dawned.(D)

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16 the people who sat in darkness
    have seen a great light,
and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death
    light has dawned.”(A)

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16 the people living in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
    a light has dawned.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:16 Isaiah 9:1,2

18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(A)

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18 to open their eyes(A) and turn them from darkness to light,(B) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(C) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(D)

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for once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light,(A)

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For you were once(A) darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light(B)

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    to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
    from the prison those who sit in darkness.(A)

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to open eyes that are blind,(A)
    to free(B) captives from prison(C)
    and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(D)

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46 I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.(A)

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46 I have come into the world as a light,(A) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

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Jesus the Light of the World

12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”(A)

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Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony

12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(A) the light of the world.(B) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(C)

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As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”(A)

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While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”(A)

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14 he brought them out of darkness and gloom,
    and broke their bonds apart.(A)

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14 He brought them out of darkness,(A) the utter darkness,(B)
    and broke away their chains.(C)

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10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom,
    prisoners in misery and in irons,(A)

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10 Some sat in darkness,(A) in utter darkness,
    prisoners suffering(B) in iron chains,(C)

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saying to the prisoners, “Come out,”
    to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves.”
They shall feed along the ways;
    on all the bare heights[a] shall be their pasture;(A)

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  1. 49.9 Or the trails

to say to the captives,(A) ‘Come out,’
    and to those in darkness,(B) ‘Be free!’

“They will feed beside the roads
    and find pasture on every barren hill.(C)

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God Is Light

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.(A) If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.(B)

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Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

This is the message we have heard(A) from him and declare to you: God is light;(B) in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(C) we lie and do not live out the truth.(D) But if we walk in the light,(E) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[a] sin.(F)

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  1. 1 John 1:7 Or every