Luke 1:79

Good News Translation

and to shine from heaven on all those who live in the dark shadow of death, to guide our steps into the path of peace.”

Cross References

Job 10:22

a land of darkness, shadows, and confusion, where the light itself is darkness.

Job 3:5

Make it a day of gloom and thick darkness; cover it with clouds, and blot out the sun.

Psalm 107:10

Some were living in gloom and darkness, prisoners suffering in chains,

Psalm 107:14

He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains in pieces.

Psalm 23:4

Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me. Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.

Psalm 25:12

Those who have reverence for the Lord will learn from him the path they should follow.

Psalm 44:19

Yet you left us helpless among wild animals; you abandoned us in deepest darkness.

Proverbs 3:17

Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it.

Proverbs 8:20

I walk the way of righteousness; I follow the paths of justice,

Isaiah 42:16

“I will lead my blind people by roads they have never traveled. I will turn their darkness into light and make rough country smooth before them. These are my promises, and I will keep them without fail.

Isaiah 42:7

You will open the eyes of the blind and set free those who sit in dark prisons.

Isaiah 48:17

The holy God of Israel, the Lord who saves you, says: “I am the Lord your God, the one who wants to teach you for your own good and direct you in the way you should go.

Isaiah 48:22

“There is no safety for sinners,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 49:6

The Lord said to me, “I have a greater task for you, my servant. Not only will you restore to greatness the people of Israel who have survived, but I will also make you a light to the nations— so that all the world may be saved.”

Isaiah 49:9

I will say to the prisoners, ‘Go free!’ and to those who are in darkness, ‘Come out to the light!’ They will be like sheep that graze on the hills;

Isaiah 59:8

and no one is safe when you are around. Everything you do is unjust. You follow a crooked path, and no one who walks that path will ever be safe.

Isaiah 9:2

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. They lived in a land of shadows, but now light is shining on them.

Jeremiah 2:6

They did not care about me, even though I rescued them from Egypt and led them through the wilderness: a land of deserts and sand pits, a dry and dangerous land where no one lives and no one will even travel.

Jeremiah 6:16

The Lord said to his people, “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths and where the best road is. Walk in it, and you will live in peace.” But they said, “No, we will not!”

Matthew 4:16

The people who live in darkness will see a great light. On those who live in the dark land of death the light will shine.”

Luke 2:32

A light to reveal your will to the Gentiles and bring glory to your people Israel.”

John 1:9

This was the real light—the light that comes into the world and shines on all people.

John 12:46

I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. “I am the light of the world,” he said. “Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness.”

John 9:5

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

Acts 10:36

You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the Good News of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

Acts 26:18

You are to open their eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light and from the power of Satan to God, so that through their faith in me they will have their sins forgiven and receive their place among God's chosen people.’

Romans 3:17

They have not known the path of peace,

Ephesians 5:8

You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become the Lord's people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who belong to the light,