16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
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The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
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; …
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, …
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. …
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-17)We have here an account of Christ’s preaching in the synagogues of Galilee, for he came into the world to be a Preacher; the great salvation which he wrought out, he himself began to publish (Heb. 2:3) to show how much his heart was upon it, and ours should be. Several passages in the other gospels, especially in that of St. John, are supposed, in the order of the story of Christ’s life, to interv…
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