Matthew 4:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who were sitting in the region and shadow of death, light has dawned upon them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The people which sat in darkness saw a great light, and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light has sprung up.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    the people{G2992} that{G3588} sat{G2521} in{G1722} darkness{G4655} saw{G1492} a great{G3173} light,{G5457} and{G2532} to them{G846} that{G3588} sat{G2521} in{G1722} the region{G5561} and{G2532} shadow{G4639} of death,{G2288} to them did light{G5457} spring up.{G393}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The people{G2992} which{G3588} sat{G2521}{(G5740)} in{G1722} darkness{G4655} saw{G1492}{(G5627)} great{G3173} light{G5457}; and{G2532} to them which{G3588} sat{G2521}{(G5740)} in{G1722} the region{G5561} and{G2532} shadow{G4639} of death{G2288} light{G5457} is sprung up{G393}{(G5656)}{G846}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    ye people which sat in darknes sawe greate lyght and to them which sate in the region and shadowe of deeth lyght is begone to shyne.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    the people which sat in darknes, sawe a greate lyght, & to them which sat in the region & shadowe of deeth, lyght is begone to shyne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The people which sate in darkenes, sawe great light: and to them which sate in the region, and shadowe of death, light is risen vp.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The people, which sate in darknesse, sawe great lyght: And to them whiche sate in the region and shadowe of death, lyght is sprong vp.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 9:2 : 2 You have multiplied the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.
  • Amos 5:8 : 8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns deep darkness into morning and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth—the Lord is his name.
  • Luke 2:32 : 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel."
  • Isa 60:1-3 : 1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations, but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you. 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
  • Job 3:5 : 5 Let darkness and deep shadow claim it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let blackness of the day terrify it.
  • Job 10:22 : 22 A land of gloom like deep darkness, a land of shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.
  • Job 34:22 : 22 There is no darkness or deep shadow where evildoers can hide themselves.
  • Ps 44:19 : 19 Our hearts have not turned back, nor have our steps strayed from Your path.
  • Ps 107:10-14 : 10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains. 11 For they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. 12 So He humbled their hearts with labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. 13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke their chains apart.
  • Jer 13:16 : 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness.
  • Isa 42:6-7 : 6 I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations. 7 To open blind eyes, to bring prisoners out from the dungeon, and to release those who dwell in darkness from their confinement.
  • Mic 7:8 : 8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
  • Luke 1:78-79 : 78 Because of our God's tender mercy, the dawn from on high will visit us, 79 to shine on those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Isa 9:1-2
    2 verses
    90%

    1 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness, a light has dawned.

    2 You have multiplied the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.

  • Luke 1:77-80
    4 verses
    84%

    77 to give His people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.

    78 Because of our God's tender mercy, the dawn from on high will visit us,

    79 to shine on those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

    80 The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

  • Matt 4:12-15
    4 verses
    83%

    12 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew to Galilee.

    13 Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.

    14 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:

    15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

  • Luke 2:31-32
    2 verses
    76%

    31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:

    32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel."

  • Isa 60:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

    2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations, but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you.

    3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

  • Matt 4:17
    74%

    17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.'

  • John 1:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of mankind.

    5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

  • John 12:46
    73%

    46 I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.

  • John 12:35-36
    2 verses
    72%

    35 Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

    36 While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." Jesus said this, then went away and was hidden from them.

  • Matt 11:5
    72%

    5 The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.

  • John 3:19
    72%

    19 This is the verdict: The light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.

  • John 1:9
    71%

    9 The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

  • John 8:12
    71%

    12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."

  • Luke 11:35-36
    2 verses
    71%

    35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

    36 So if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it is dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.

  • Luke 4:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

    18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,

  • 2 Cor 4:6
    71%

    6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • Matt 5:16
    71%

    16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

  • Job 10:22
    71%

    22 A land of gloom like deep darkness, a land of shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.

  • Luke 11:33
    71%

    33 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

  • Ps 107:10
    71%

    10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains.

  • Matt 5:14
    70%

    14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

  • Mark 1:14
    70%

    14 After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God.

  • Jer 13:16
    70%

    16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness.

  • Eph 5:14
    70%

    14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

  • Isa 8:22
    69%

    22 Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.

  • Mark 1:9
    69%

    9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

  • Matt 4:25
    69%

    25 Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

  • Luke 3:4
    69%

    4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'"

  • Isa 42:7
    69%

    7 To open blind eyes, to bring prisoners out from the dungeon, and to release those who dwell in darkness from their confinement.

  • Ps 112:4
    69%

    4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

  • Luke 17:24
    69%

    24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

  • Mark 4:21
    69%

    21 He also said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand?

  • Ps 107:14
    69%

    14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke their chains apart.

  • Acts 13:24
    69%

    24 Before His coming, John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

  • Isa 29:18
    69%

    18 On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

  • Col 1:13
    68%

    13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves,