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 Dando conocimiento de salud á su pueblo, para remisión de sus pecados,

78 Por las entrañas de misericordia de nuestro Dios, con que nos visitó de lo alto el Oriente,

79 Para dar luz á los que habitan en tinieblas y en sombra de muerte; para encaminar nuestros pies por camino de paz.

80 Y el niño crecía, y se fortalecía en espíritu: y estuvo en los desiertos hasta el día que se mostró á 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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