Isa 9:2, 60:1-2, Mat 4:16, Luk 1:79, Act 26:28, Rom 9:24, Eph 5:8-11 | 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 60:1-2

The Future Glory of Israel

1 ^eArise, shine, for your light has come,
and ^fthe 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.

Matthew 4:16

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

Luke 1:79

79 to ⁱgive light to ^jthose who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into ^kthe way of ^lpeace.”

Acts 26:28

28 And Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time would you persuade me to be ^ma Christian?” ^{▼▼Or In a short time you would persuade me to act like a Christian!}

Romans 9:24

24 even us whom he ^ohas called, ^pnot from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles?

Ephesians 5:8-11

8 for ^qat one time you were ^rdarkness, but now you are light in the Lord. ^sWalk as children of light 9 (for ^tthe fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and ^utry to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 ^vTake no part in the ^wunfruitful ^xworks of darkness, but instead ^yexpose them.