Parallel Verses
Amplified
To shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
To guide our feet [in a straight line] into the way of peace and serenity.”
New American Standard Bible
To guide our feet into the
King James Version
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Holman Bible
and the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.
International Standard Version
to shine on those who sit in darkness and in death's shadow, and to guide our feet into the way of peace."
A Conservative Version
to give light to those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into a way of peace.
American Standard Version
To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.
An Understandable Version
to shine on those who are sitting in darkness and [are under] the shadow of death, and to direct our feet into the way of peace."
Anderson New Testament
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, by guiding our feet in the way of peace.
Bible in Basic English
To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.
Common New Testament
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
Daniel Mace New Testament
to enlighten those, who are in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to direct our steps into the ways of peace."
Darby Translation
to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Godbey New Testament
to appear unto those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.
Goodspeed New Testament
To shine on men who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, And guide our feet into the way of peace."
John Wesley New Testament
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.
Julia Smith Translation
To shine forth to those in darkness and sitting in the shadow of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.
King James 2000
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Lexham Expanded Bible
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace."
Modern King James verseion
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
To give light to them that sat in darkness, and in shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace."
Moffatt New Testament
to shine on those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our steps into the way of peace."
Montgomery New Testament
"To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, And to guide our feet into the paths of peace."
NET Bible
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 Heart English Bible
to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace."
Noyes New Testament
to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Sawyer New Testament
to illuminate those sitting in darkness and the shade of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.
The Emphasized Bible
To shine on them who, in the darkness and shade of death, are sitting, to guide our feet into a way of peace.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
to illumine those who sat in darkness, and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.
Twentieth Century New Testament
To give light to those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, And guide our feet into the way of peace."
Webster
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shades of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Weymouth New Testament
Dawning on those who now dwell in the darkness and shadow of death--To direct our feet into the path of peace."
Williams New Testament
to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
World English Bible
to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace."
Worrell New Testament
to shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
Worsley New Testament
to enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace."
Youngs Literal Translation
To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'
Themes
The Covenant » Fulfilled in Christ
Spiritual death » Spiritual ignorance is
Glory of Christ » As the true light
Feet » Of saints » Guided by Christ
God's Promises » Of guidance promised to the obedient » By divine illumination
divine Guidance » Promised to the obedient » By divine illumination
Joy » Instances of » Of zecharias, when john the baptist was born
Miracles » Catalogue of » The incarnation of jesus
Peace » General references to spiritual
spiritual Peace » Christ guides into the way of
Poetry » Lyrics, sacred » Of zacharias
Select readings » The prophetic blessing of zacharias
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » Zacharias
Topics
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 1:79
Images Luke 1:79
Prayers for Luke 1:79
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Praise And Prophecy Of Zechariah
78
Because of the tender mercy of our God,
With which the Sunrise (the Messiah) from on high will dawn and visit us,
To shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
To guide our feet [in a straight line] into the way of peace and serenity.”
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 9:2
The people who walk in [spiritual] darkness
Those who live in the dark land,
The Light will shine on them.
Matthew 4:16
“The people who were sitting (living) in [spiritual] darkness have seen a great Light,
And for those who were sitting (living) in the land and shadow of [spiritual and moral] death,
Upon them a Light has dawned.”
Acts 26:18
Psalm 107:10
Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness,
Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains,
Isaiah 42:7
To open the eyes of the blind,
To bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who sit in darkness from the prison.
Isaiah 59:8
They do not know the way of peace,
And there is no justice in their tracks.
They have made them into crooked paths;
Whoever walks on them does not know peace.
John 8:12
Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said,
Romans 3:17
And they have not known the path of peace.”
Job 3:5
“Let darkness and gloom claim it for their own;
Let a cloud settle upon it;
Let all that blackens the day terrify it (the day that I was born).
Job 10:22
The [sunless] land of utter gloom as darkness itself,
[The land] of the shadow of death, without order,
And [where] it shines as [thick] darkness.”
Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the [sunless]
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.
Psalm 25:8-10
Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
Psalm 25:12
Who is the man who fears the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with submissive wonder]?
He will teach him [through His word] in the way he should choose.
Psalm 44:19
Yet You have [distressingly] crushed us in the place of jackals
And covered us with [the deep darkness of] the shadow of death.
Psalm 85:10-13
Steadfast love and truth and faithfulness meet together;
Righteousness and peace kiss each other.
Psalm 107:14
He brought them out of darkness and the deep (deathly) darkness
And broke their bonds apart.
Proverbs 3:17
Her ways are highways of pleasantness and favor,
And all her paths are peace.
Proverbs 8:20
“I, [Wisdom, continuously] walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
Isaiah 42:16
“I will lead the blind by a way they do not know;
I will guide them in paths that they do not know.
I will make darkness into light before them
And rugged places into plains.
These things I will do [for them],
And I will not leave them abandoned or undone.”
Isaiah 48:17
This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says,
Who leads you in the way that you should go.
Isaiah 48:22
“There is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.
Isaiah 49:6
He says, “It is too trivial a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the
I will also make You a light to the nations
That My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
Isaiah 49:9
Saying to those who are bound and captured, ‘Go forth,’
And to those who are in [spiritual] darkness, ‘Show yourselves [come into the light of the Savior].’
They will feed along the roads [on which they travel],
And their pastures will be on all the bare heights.
Isaiah 57:19-21
As I create the
Peace, peace, to him who is far away [both Jew and Gentile] and to him who is near!”
Says the Lord;
“And I will heal him [making his lips blossom anew with thankful praise].”
Isaiah 60:1-3
And the glory and brilliance of the Lord has risen upon you.
Jeremiah 2:6
“They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord
Who brought us up from the land of Egypt,
Who led us through the wilderness,
Through a land of deserts and of pits,
Through a land of drought and of the deep darkness [of the shadow of death],
Through a land that no man passed through
And where no man lived?’
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus says the Lord,
“Stand by the roads and look; ask for the ancient paths,
Where the good way is; then walk in it,
And you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
Matthew 11:28-29
Luke 2:32
A Light for revelation to the Gentiles [to disclose what was previously unknown],
And [to bring] the praise and honor and glory of Your people Israel.”
John 1:9
There it was—the true Light [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.
John 9:5
John 12:46
Ephesians 5:8
For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [live as those who are native-born to the Light]
1 Thessalonians 5:4-5
But you,
1 John 1:5-7
This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].