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Matthew 4:15–16

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15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,

toward the sea,h on the other side of the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentilesi—

16the people who sit in darkness

have seen a great light,

and the ones who sit in the land and shadow of death,

a light has dawned on them.”j

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Footnotes

  1. hLiterally “the way of the sea”
  2. iOr “nations”; the same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context
  3. jA quotation from Isa 9:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,

the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

the people dwelling in darkness

have seen a great light,

and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death,

on them a light has dawned.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,

the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles—

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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,

along the road by the sea, beyond the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles.

The people who live in darkness

have seen a great light,

and for those living in the land of the shadow of death,

a light has dawned.

NLTNew Living Translation

“In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali,

beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River,

in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,

the people who sat in darkness

have seen a great light.

And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow,

a light has shined.”

KJV 1900King James Version

The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; 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.