Luke 1:79 — Meaning and Application

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.”

Luke 1:79

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To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, {by: or, for}

Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, {tender...: or, bowels of the mercy} {dayspring: or, sunrising, or, branch}

To give light to them that sit in darkness and {in} the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

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Luke 1:1

"Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,"

Luke 1:2

"Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;"

Luke 1:3

"It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,"

Luke 1:4

"That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed."

Luke 1:5

"There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife {was} of the daughters of Aaron, and her name {was} Elisabeth."

Luke 1:6

"And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless."

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