God’s Word Translation
Luke 1:79
79He will give light to those who live in the dark and in death’s shadow. He will guide us into the way of peace.”
Luke 1:79 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
- New International Version (NIV)to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
- New King James Version (NKJV)To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Context of Luke 1:79
77You will make his people know that they can be saved through the forgiveness of their sins. 78A new day will dawn on us from above because our God is loving and merciful. He will give light to those who live in the dark and in death’s shadow. He will guide us into the way of peace.” 80The child John grew and became spiritually strong. He lived in the desert until the day he appeared to the people of Israel.
Read all of Luke 1Luke 1:79 word by word
ἐπιφᾶναι τοῖς ἐν σκότει καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου καθημένοις, τοῦ κατευθῦναι τοὺς πόδας ἡμῶν εἰς ὁδὸν εἰρήνης.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- To give lightἐπιφαίνωepiphainō · to appearG2014
- that sitκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- the shadowσκιάskia · shadowG4639
- of deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
- to guideκατευθύνωkateuthunō · to guideG2720
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- feetπούςpous · footG4228
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
- of peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
Cross-references for Luke 1:79
- Luke 2:32He is a light that will reveal ⌞salvation⌟ to the nations and bring glory to your people Israel.”
- Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in darkness will see a bright light. The light will shine on those who live in the land of death’s shadow.
- Isaiah 42:7You will give sight to the blind, bring prisoners out of prisons, and bring those who live in darkness out of dungeons.
- Isaiah 49:6Now, the Lord says, “You are not just my servant who restores the tribes of Jacob and brings back those in Israel whom I have preserved. I have also made you a light for the nations so that you would save people all over the world.”
- Isaiah 60:1Arise! Shine! Your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has dawned.
- Matthew 4:16The people who lived in darkness have seen a bright light. A light has risen for those who live in a land overshadowed by death.”
- John 1:9The real light, which shines on everyone, was coming into the world.
- John 8:12Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will have a life filled with light and will never live in the dark.”
- John 9:5As long as I’m in the world, I’m light for the world.”
- John 12:46I am the light that has come into the world so that everyone who believes in me will not live in the dark.
- Acts 26:18You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan’s control to God’s. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and a share among God’s people who are made holy by believing in me.’
- Ephesians 5:8Once you lived in the dark, but now the Lord has filled you with light. Live as children who have light.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:4But, brothers and sisters, you don’t live in the dark. That day won’t take you by surprise as a thief would.
- 1 John 1:5This is the message we heard from Christ and are reporting to you: God is light, and there isn’t any darkness in him.
- Job 3:5Let the darkness and long shadows claim it as their own. Let a dark cloud hang over it. Let the gloom terrify it.
- Job 10:22to a dismal land of long shadows and confusion where light is as bright as darkness. I’ll never return.’ ”
Commentaries on Luke 1:79
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 79To give light - See the notes at Matthew 4:16. To guide our feet - The figure in these verses is taken from travelers, who, being overtaken by night, know not what to do, and who wait patiently for the morning light, that they may know which way to go. So man wandered. So he became benighted. So he sat in the shadow of death. So he knew not which way to go until the Sun of righteousness arose, and then the light shone brightly on his way, and the road…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 67-80Verses 67-80 Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. In John the Baptist it began to break, and increased apace to the perfect day. The gospel is discovering; it shows that about which we were utterly in the dark; it is to give light to those that sit in darkness, the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. It is reviving; it…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 67-79This second song of praise in the birth story of Jesus is called the Benedictus (Latin for “Blessed” or “Praise”). The song expects that God’s Messiah (his chosen leader) will save the Israelites from their enemies. Salvation includes physical rescue and forgiveness of sins (1:77).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 68-7968-79. There is not a word in this noble burst of divine song about his own child; like Elisabeth losing sight entirely of self, in the glory of a Greater than both. Lord God of Israel--the ancient covenant God of the peculiar people. visited and redeemed--that is, in order to redeem: returned after long absence, and broken His long silence (see Mt 15:31). In the Old Testament, God is said to "visit" chiefly for judgment, in the New Testament for mercy…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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