6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
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For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. …
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)Here, I. An auditory is summoned together and attention demanded. The sermon in the foregoing chapter was directed to the house of Jacob and the people of Israel, Isa. 49:1 , 12 . But this is directed to the isles (that is, the Gentiles, for they are called the isles of the Gentiles , Gen. 10:5) and to the people from far , that were strangers to the commonwealth of Israel , and afar off. Let thes…
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