Isa 9:2-3, Luk 15:18-24, Act 16:29-34, Rev 7:15-17 | 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 .

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.
3 ^eYou have multiplied the nation;
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with ^fjoy at the harvest,
as they ^gare glad ^hwhen they divide the spoil.

Luke 15:18-24

18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, ⁱI have sinned against ^jheaven and before you. 19 ^kI am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ 20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ^lran and ^membraced him and ⁿkissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. ^oI am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add treat me as one of your hired servants} 22 But the father said to his servants, ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} ‘Bring quickly ^rthe best robe, and put it on him, and put ^sa ring on his hand, and ^tshoes on his feet. 23 And bring ^uthe fattened calf and kill it, and ^vlet us eat and celebrate. 24 For this my son ^wwas dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.

Acts 16:29-34

29 And the jailer ^{▼▼Greek he} called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he ^yfell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, ^zwhat must I do to be ^aasaved?” 31 And they said, ^ab“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you ^acand your household.” 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them ^adthe same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he ^aewas baptized at once, he and all his family. 34 Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he ^afrejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.

Revelation of John 7:15-17

15 “Therefore they are before the throne of God,
and ^agserve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne ^ahwill shelter them with his presence.
16 ^aiThey shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
^ajthe sun shall not strike them,
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne ^akwill be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of ^alliving water,
and ^amGod will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”