Isa 9:2, 42:6-7, 49:6, 60:1-3, 19, Mat 4:16, Act 13:47-48, 28:28 | ESV | STEP | The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light ; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness , on them has light shone .

b[See ver. 1 above]

Isaiah 9:2

2 ^{▼▼Ch 9:1 in Hebrew} ^bThe people ^cwho walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of ^ddeep darkness,
on them has light shone.

Isaiah 42:6-7

6 “I am the Lord; ^eI have called you ^{▼▼The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse} in righteousness;
I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you ^gas a covenant for the people,
^ha light for the nations,
7 ⁱto open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
^jfrom the prison those who sit in darkness.

Isaiah 49:6

6 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;
^kI will make you ^las a light for the nations,
that ^mmy salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

Isaiah 60:1-3

The Future Glory of Israel

1 ⁿArise, shine, for your light has come,
and ^othe glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 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.
3 ^pAnd nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Isaiah 60:19

19 ^qThe sun shall be no more
your light by day,
nor for brightness shall the moon
give you light; ^{▼▼Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Targum add by night}
but the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory. ^{▼▼Or your beauty}

Matthew 4:16

16 ^tthe people dwelling in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those dwelling in the region and ^ushadow of death,
on them a light has dawned.”

Acts 13:47-48

47 ^vFor so the Lord has commanded us, saying,

^w“‘I have made you ^xa light for the Gentiles,
that you may ^ybring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and ^zglorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

Acts 28:28

28 Therefore let it be known to you that ^aathis ^absalvation of God ^achas been sent to the Gentiles; ^adthey will listen.” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add verse 29: And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much dispute among themselves}