KJV King James Version
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 4:16
The 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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
WEB World English Bible
the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.”
ASV American Standard Version
The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death—light arose to them.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 4
13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαὸςG2992 · laosa peopleὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαθήμενοςG2521 · kathēmaito sitἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongφῶςG5457 · phōslightεἶδενG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandμέγα,G3173 · megasgreatκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαθημένοιςG2521 · kathēmaito sitἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongχώρᾳG5561 · chōracountryκαὶG2532 · kaiandσκιᾷG4639 · skiashadowθανάτουG2288 · thanatosdeathφῶςG5457 · phōslightἀνέτειλενG393 · anatellōto riseαὐτοῖς.¶G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Isaiah 9:2The 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.Isaiah 42:6-7I 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;Luke 1:78-79Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,Isaiah 60:1-3Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.Micah 7:8Rejoice 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.Psalm 107:10-14Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;Luke 2:32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.Amos 5:8[Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:Job 34:22[There is] no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.Job 10:22A land of darkness, as darkness [itself; and] of the shadow of death, without any order, and [where] the light [is] as darkness.Job 3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, [and] make [it] gross darkness.Psalm 44:19Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
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