Luke 1:79

Lexham English Bible

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
to shine on those who live in darknessand the shadow of death,to guide our feet into the way of peace.

King James Version (1611)
To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

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.

English Standard Version
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

New American Standard Bible
To shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace."

New Century Version
It will shine on those who live in darkness, in the shadow of death. It will guide us into the path of peace."

Amplified Bible
TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH, To guide our feet [in a straight line] into the way of peace and serenity."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH, To guide our feet into the way of peace."

Legacy Standard Bible
To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,To direct our feet into the way of peace."

Berean Standard Bible
to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace."

Contemporary English Version
On us who live in the dark shadow of death this light will shine to guide us into a life of peace.

Complete Jewish Bible
to shine on those in darkness, living in the shadow of death , and to guide our feet into the paths of peace."

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

Easy-to-Read Version
It will bring light to those who live in darkness, in the fear of death. It will guide us into the way that brings peace."

Geneva Bible (1587)
To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, & to guide our feete into the way of peace.

George Lamsa Translation
To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Good News Translation
and to shine from heaven on all those who live in the dark shadow of death, to guide our steps into the path of peace."

Literal Translation
to appear to those sitting in darkness and in shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace. Isa. 9:2

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

Bible in Basic English
To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

Hebrew Names Version
To shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of shalom."

International Standard Version
to shine on those who sit in darkness and in death's shadow,Isaiah 9:2; 42:7; 49:9; Matthew 4:16; Acts 26:18;">[xr] and to guide our feet into the way of peace."

Etheridge Translation
To illumine those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death. And to direct our feet into the way of peace.

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

Bishop's Bible (1568)
To geue lyght to them that sitte in darknesse, and in the shadowe of death, to guide our feete into the way of peace.

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

World English Bible
To shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.

Weymouth's New Testament
Dawning on those who now dwell in the darkness and shadow of death--To direct our feet into the path of peace."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To yyue liyt to hem that sitten in derknessis and in schadewe of deeth; to dresse oure feet in to the weie of pees.

Update Bible Version
To shine on those that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.

Webster's Bible Translation
To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shades of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

New English Translation
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

New King James Version
To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace."

New Living Translation
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace."

New Life Bible
It will give light to those who live in darkness and are under the shadow of death. It will lead our feet in the way of peace."

New Revised Standard
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
To shine on them who, in the darkness and shade of death, are sitting, to guide our feet into a way of peace.

Douay-Rheims Bible
To enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death: to direct our feet into the way of peace.

Revised Standard Version
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
To geve light to the that sate in darcknes and in shadowe of deth and to gyde oure fete into the waye of peace.

Young's Literal Translation
To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
That he might geue light vnto them yt syt in darcknesse and shadowe of death, and to gyde oure fete in to the waye of peace.

Mace New Testament (1729)
to enlighten those, who are in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to direct our steps into the ways of peace."

Simplified Cowboy Version
It'll be a campfire in the darkness. Not even the shadow of death can hide the light that will guide us down the trail that will bring us peace."

Contextual Overview

⁶⁷ And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, ⁶⁸ "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited to help and has redeemed his people, ⁶⁹ and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, ⁷⁰ just as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times— ⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all those who hate us, ⁷² to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, ⁷³ the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to grant us ⁷⁴ that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, could serve him without fear ⁷⁵ in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. ⁷⁶ And so you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go on before the Lord to prepare his ways,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

give: Luke 2:32, Isaiah 9:2, Isaiah 42:7, Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 49:9, Isaiah 60:1-3, Matthew 4:16, John 1:9, John 8:12, John 9:5, John 12:46, Acts 26:18, Ephesians 5:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, 1 John 1:5-7

and: Job 3:5, Job 10:22, Psalms 23:4, Psalms 44:19, Psalms 107:10, Psalms 107:14, Jeremiah 2:6

to guide: Psalms 25:8-10, Psalms 25:12, Psalms 85:10-13, Proverbs 3:17, Proverbs 8:20, Isaiah 48:17, Isaiah 48:22, Isaiah 57:19-21, Isaiah 59:8, Jeremiah 6:16, Matthew 11:28, Matthew 11:29, Romans 3:17

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:37 - give Leviticus 24:2 - the lamps 2 Samuel 23:4 - as the light 1 Kings 11:36 - David 2 Chronicles 21:7 - as he promised Job 12:22 - bringeth Psalms 18:28 - my God Psalms 31:3 - lead Isaiah 2:5 - come ye Amos 5:8 - and turneth Micah 7:8 - when I sit Zechariah 14:6 - not Matthew 2:2 - his Luke 2:14 - and John 1:4 - the life John 9:39 - that they John 14:27 - Peace I leave Acts 16:17 - the way Romans 2:10 - and peace Romans 2:19 - a light Ephesians 2:14 - our Philippians 4:7 - the peace 1 Peter 2:9 - who 1 Peter 3:11 - seek 2 Peter 1:19 - a light 1 John 2:8 - the darkness Revelation 2:28 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

To give light to them that sit in darkness,.... God's elect among the Jews, who were not only in a state of unregeneracy, which is a state of darkness, ignorance, and unbelief; but in the darkness of the legal dispensation, and at this time under more than ordinary darkness and ignorance; having lost the knowledge of the righteousness of God, and of the spirituality of his law, the true sense of the Scriptures, and right notions of the Messiah; being led by blind guides, the Scribes and Pharisees;

and, were as it were also,

in the shadow of death; in a state seemingly irrecoverable, when Christ, the great light arose, and shone upon them; and communicated spiritual light, life, and heat unto them; see Isaiah 9:2 compared with Matthew 4:13 though Christ is also a light, to lighten his chosen ones among the Gentiles, Luke 2:32 but the Jews seem chiefly to be intended here:

to guide our feet into the way of peace; which we knew not: not that he came to teach us how to make our peace with God, but to make peace for us, by the blood of his cross; and so by his Spirit and word, lead us into the true way of enjoying spiritual peace here, and eternal peace hereafter.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To give light ... - See the notes at Matthew 4:16.

To guide our feet ... - The figure in these verses is taken from travelers, who, being overtaken by night, know not what to do, and who wait patiently for the morning light, that they may know which way to go. So man wandered. So he became benighted. So he sat in the shadow of death. So he knew not which way to go until the Sun of righteousness arose, and then the light shone brightly on his way, and the road was open to the promised land of rest - to heaven.

This song of Zechariah is exceedingly beautiful. It expresses with elegance the great points of the plan of redemption, and the mercy of God in providing that plan. That mercy is “great.” It is worthy of praise - of our highest, loftiest songs of thanksgiving; for we were in the shadow of death - sinful, wretched, wandering - and the light arose, the gospel came, and people may rejoice in hope of eternal life.