Song 2:11-12, Isa 9:2, 60:1-3, Mat 4:16, Luk 1:79, Joh 12:46, Act 17:30 | ESV | STEP | for behold , the winter is past ; the rain is over and gone .

11 for behold, the winter is past;
^athe rain is over and gone.
12 ^bThe flowers appear on the earth,
the time of singing ^{▼▼Or pruning} has come,
and the voice of ^dthe turtledove
is heard in our land.

Isaiah 9:2

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

Isaiah 60:1-3

The Future Glory of Israel

1 ⁱArise, shine, for your light has come,
and ^jthe 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 ^kAnd nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Matthew 4:16

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

Luke 1:79

79 to ⁿgive light to ^othose who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into ^pthe way of ^qpeace.”

John 12:46

46 ^rI have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.

Acts 17:30

30 ^sThe times of ignorance ^tGod overlooked, but ^unow he ^vcommands all people everywhere to repent,