Luke 1:79 — Bible Verse (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.”

Luke 1:79 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 1:79 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 1:79 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.””

Luke 1:79 — World English Bible

Luke 1:79 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Luke 1:79 — American Standard Version

Luke 1:79 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'”

Luke 1:79 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 1:79 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in [the] shadow of death, to guide our feet into [the] way of peace. ”

Luke 1:79 — Darby Translation

Luke 1:79 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feete into the way of peace.”

Luke 1:79 — Geneva Bible

Luke 1:79 in Context — Luke 1

77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

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

80 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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What Does Luke 1:79 Mean?

Luke 1:79 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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