Isaiah 42:6
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6 I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness;
I have taken you by the hand and kept you;
I have given you as a covenant to the people,[a]
a light to the nations,(A)
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- 42.6 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Luke 2:32
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32 a light for revelation to the gentiles
and for glory to your people Israel.”(A)
Luke 2:32
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32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”(A)
Acts 13:47
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47 For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
‘I have set you to be a light for the gentiles,
so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”(A)
Acts 13:47
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47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
Footnotes
- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6
Acts 26:23
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23 that the Messiah[a] must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the gentiles.”(A)
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- 26.23 Or the Christ
Acts 26:23
New International Version
23 that the Messiah would suffer(A) and, as the first to rise from the dead,(B) would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”(C)
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