Luke 1:78-79
78because of the atender mercy of our God,whereby bthe sunrise shall cvisit us ▼
▼Or when the sunrise shall dawn upon us; some manuscripts since the sunrise has visited us
efrom on high79to fgive light to gthose who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into hthe way of ipeace.”
John 1:5
5 jThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.John 12:46
46 kI have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.Ephesians 5:8-14
8for lat one time you were mdarkness, but now you are light in the Lord. nWalk as children of light 9(for othe fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10and ptry to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 qTake no part in the runfruitful sworks of darkness, but instead texpose them. 12For uit is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13But when vanything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,w“Awake, O sleeper,
and xarise from the dead,
and yChrist will shine on you.”
Colossians 1:12
12 zgiving thanks ▼▼Or patience, with joy giving thanks
to the Father, who has qualified you ▼▼Some manuscripts us
to share in acthe inheritance of the saints in light. 2 Peter 1:19
19And adwe have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention aeas to a lamp shining in a dark place, until afthe day agdawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
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