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Matthew 4:16

WEB

16the people who sat in darkness saw a great light; to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.”

KJV

16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

BSB

16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”

FBV

16The people living in darkness saw a great light; the light of dawn has shined on those living in the land of the shadow of death.”

Related Resources

Gospel of Matthew Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 1) - BibleProject
Yoke Broken, Joy Soaring, Enemies Serving: Isaiah 9:1–7, Part 2 - Desiring God

References

Isaiah 9:1
1But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

Extra References

Isaiah 9:2

2The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. The light has shined on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death.

Isaiah 42:6-7

6“I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness. I will hold your hand. I will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations, 7to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.

Luke 1:78-79

78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us, 79to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Isaiah 60:1-3

1“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the LORD’s glory has risen on you! 2For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you. 3Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Micah 7:8

8Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.

Psalms 107:10-14

10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron, 11because they rebelled against the words of God, [+] and condemned the counsel of the Most High. 12Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help. 13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.

Luke 2:32

32a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”

Amos 5:8

8Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the LORD is his name,

Job 34:22

22There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

Jeremiah 13:16

16Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it deep darkness.