- light:
- "The peopleª that walkedª° in darknessª have seenª° a greatª light:ª they that dwellª° in the landª of the shadow of death,ª upon¹ them hath the lightª shined.ª°" {Isa 9:2} + "I¹ the LORDª have calledª° thee in righteousness,ª and will holdª° thine hand,ª and will keepª° thee, and giveª° thee for a covenantª of the people,ª for a lightª of the Gentiles;ª ... To openª° the blindª eyes,ª to bring outª° the prisonersª from the prison,ª¹ [and] them that sitª° in darknessª out of the prisonª house.ª¹" {Isa 42:6-7} + "And he said,ª° It is a light thingª° that thou shouldest be¹¹ my servantª to raise upª°¹ the tribesª of Jacob,ª and to restoreª° the preservedª°°² of Israel:ª I will also giveª° thee for a lightª to the Gentiles,ª that thou mayest be¹ my salvationª unto¹ the endª of the earth.ª" {Isa 49:6} + "Arise,ª° shine;ª° for¹ thy lightª is come,ª° and the gloryª of the LORDª is risenª° upon¹ thee. ... And the Gentilesª shall comeª° to thy light,ª and kingsª to the brightnessª of thy rising.ª" {Isa 60:1-3} + "The sunª shall be¹ no¹ more¹ thy lightª by day;ª neither¹ for brightnessª shall the moonª give light²¹ unto thee: but the LORDª shall be¹ unto thee an everlastingª light,²°¹ and thy Godª thy glory.ª" {Isa 60:19} + "The¹ peopleª whichª satª° inª darknessª sawª° greatª light;ª andª to them which² satª° inª the regionª andª shadowª of deathª lightª is sprung up.ª°²" {Mtt 4:16} + "Forª soª hath²° the¹ Lordª commandedª° us,ª [saying], I have setª° theeª to be² a lightª¹ of the Gentiles,ª that thouª shouldest beª° forª salvationª untoª the endsª of the¹ earth.ª ... Andª when the¹ Gentilesª heard¹ this,²° they were glad,ª° andª glorifiedª° the¹ wordª of the¹ Lord:ª andª as many asª wereª° ordainedª° toª eternalª lifeª believed.ª°" {Act 13:47-48} + "Be¹ it²° knownª thereforeª unto you,ª thatª the¹ salvationª of Godª is sentª° unto the¹ Gentiles,ª andª [that] they¹ will hearª° it.²" {Act 28:28} + "Nowª I sayª° that Jesusª Christª wasª° a ministerª of the circumcisionª forª the truthª of God,ª to² confirmª° the¹ promisesª [made] unto the¹ fathers:ª ... Andª that the¹ Gentilesª might glorifyª° Godª forª [his] mercy;ª asª it is written,ª° For²° this² causeª¹ I will confessª° to theeª amongª the Gentiles,ª andª singª° unto thyª name.ª" {Rom 15:8-9}
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