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Luke 1:77–79

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77To give to His people the knowledge of salvation

1By athe forgiveness of their sins,

78Because of the tender mercy of our God,

With which athe Sunrise from on high will visit us,

79aTo shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,

To direct our feet into the bway of peace.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or Consisting in

Cross references

  1. aJer 31:34; Mark 1:4
  2. aMal 4:2; Eph 5:14; 2 Pet 1:19
  3. aIs 9:2
  4. bIs 59:8; Matt 4:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

to give knowledge of salvation to his people

in the forgiveness of their sins,

because of the tender mercy of our God,

whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

to give his people the knowledge of salvation

through the forgiveness of their sins,

because of the tender mercy of our God,

by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

to shine on those living in darkness

and in the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

to give his people knowledge of salvation

through the forgiveness of their sins.

Because of our God’s merciful compassion,

the dawn from on high will visit us

to shine on those who live in darkness

and the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the way of peace.

NLTNew Living Translation

You will tell his people how to find salvation

through forgiveness of their sins.

Because of God’s tender mercy,

the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

and to guide us to the path of peace.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

to give knowledge of salvation to his people

by the forgiveness of their sins,

because of the merciful compassion of our God

by which the dawn will visit to help us from on high,

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

to direct our feet into the way of peace.”

KJV 1900King James Version

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people

By the remission of their sins,

Through the tender mercy of our God;

Whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

To guide our feet into the way of peace.