Luke 1:79

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

On us who live in the dark shadow of death this light will shine to guide us into a life of peace.

Cross References

Job 3:5

and send thick, gloomy shadows to fill it with dread.

Psalm 107:10

Some of you were prisoners suffering in deepest darkness and bound by chains,

Psalm 107:14

He brought you out of the deepest darkness and broke your chains.

Psalm 23:4

I may walk through valleys as dark as death, but I won't be afraid. You are with me, and your shepherd's rod makes me feel safe.

Psalm 25:12

You will show the right path to all who worship you.

Psalm 44:19

But you crushed us, and you covered us with deepest darkness where wild animals live.

Proverbs 3:17

Wisdom makes life pleasant and leads us safely along.

Proverbs 8:20

I always do what is right,

Isaiah 42:16

I will lead the blind on roads they have never known; I will guide them on paths they have never travelled. Their road is dark and rough, but I will give light to keep them from stumbling. This is my solemn promise.

Isaiah 42:7

You will give sight to the blind; you will set prisoners free from dark dungeons.

Isaiah 48:17

with this message: People of Israel, I am the holy LORD God, the one who rescues you. For your own good, I teach you, and I lead you along the right path.

Isaiah 48:22

But the LORD has promised that none who are evil will live in peace.”

Isaiah 49:6

Now the LORD says to me, “It isn't enough for you to be merely my servant. You must do more than lead back survivors from the tribes of Israel. I have placed you here as a light for other nations; you must take my saving power to everyone on earth.”

Isaiah 49:9

You will set prisoners free from dark dungeons to see the light of day. On their way home, they will find plenty to eat, even on barren hills.

Isaiah 59:8

You don't know how to live in peace or to be fair with others. The roads you make are crooked; your followers cannot find peace.

Isaiah 9:2

Those who walked in the dark have seen a bright light. And it shines upon everyone who lives in the land of darkest shadows.

Jeremiah 2:6

Your ancestors refused to ask for my help, though I had rescued them from Egypt and led them through a treacherous, barren desert, where no one lives or dares to travel.

Jeremiah 6:16

The LORD said: My people, when you stood at the crossroads, I told you, “Follow the road your ancestors took, and you will find peace.” But you refused.

Matthew 4:16

Although your people live in darkness, they will see a bright light. Although they live in the shadow of death, a light will shine on them.”

Luke 2:32

Your mighty power is a light for all nations, and it will bring honour to your people Israel.”

John 1:9

The true light that shines on everyone was coming into the world.

John 12:46

I am the light that has come into the world. No one who has faith in me will stay in the dark.

John 8:12

Once again Jesus spoke to the people. This time he said, “I am the light for the world! Follow me, and you won't be walking in the dark. You will have the light that gives life.”

John 9:5

While I am in the world, I am the light for the world.”

Acts 10:36

This is the same message that God gave to the people of Israel, when he sent Jesus Christ, the Lord of all, to offer peace to them.

Acts 26:18

I want you to open their eyes, so that they will turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then their sins will be forgiven, and by faith in me they will become part of God's holy people.”

Romans 3:17

They don't know how to live in peace.

Ephesians 5:8

You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light