32 (A)a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and (B)for glory to (C)your people Israel.”

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The Future Glory of Israel

60 (A)Arise, shine, for your light has come,
    and (B)the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
    and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
    and his glory will be seen upon you.
(C)And nations shall come to your light,
    and kings to the brightness of your rising.

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he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
    to raise up the tribes of Jacob
    and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
(A)I will make you (B)as a light for the nations,
    that (C)my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

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23 (A)that the Christ (B)must suffer and that, (C)by being the first (D)to rise from the dead, (E)he would proclaim (F)light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”

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47 (A)For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,

(B)“‘I have made you (C)a light for the Gentiles,
    that you may (D)bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and (E)glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

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“I am the Lord; (A)I have called you[a] in righteousness;
    I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (B)as a covenant for the people,
    (C)a light for the nations,
    (D)to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
    (E)from the prison those who sit in darkness.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse

[a] (A)The people (B)who walked in darkness
    have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of (C)deep darkness,
    on them has light shone.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Hebrew

23 And the city (A)has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for (B)the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

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28 Therefore let it be known to you that (A)this (B)salvation of God (C)has been sent to the Gentiles; (D)they will listen.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 28:28 Some manuscripts add verse 29: And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much dispute among themselves

Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

For I tell you that Christ (A)became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order (B)to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, and in order (C)that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

(D)“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
    and sing to your name.”

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

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19 (A)The sun shall be no more
    your light by day,
nor for brightness shall the moon
    give you light;[a]
but the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your God will be your glory.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:19 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Targum add by night
  2. Isaiah 60:19 Or your beauty

25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
    shall be justified and shall glory.”

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The Branch of the Lord Glorified

In that day (A)the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and (B)the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel.

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And I will be to her (A)a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.’”

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Surely his (A)salvation is near to those who fear him,
    that (B)glory may dwell in our land.

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31 so that, as it is written, (A)“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

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10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all (A)the people.

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11 (A)Has a nation changed its gods,
    (B)even though they are no gods?
But my people (C)have changed their glory
    for (D)that which does not profit.

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