Luke 2:32

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 49:6 : 6 And He saith, `It hath been a light thing That thou art to Me for a servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel to bring back, And I have given thee for a light of nations, To be My salvation unto the end of the earth.'
  • Isa 60:1-3 : 1 Arise, be bright, for come hath thy light, And the honour of Jehovah hath risen on thee. 2 For, lo, the darkness doth cover the earth, And thick darkness the peoples, And on thee rise doth Jehovah, And His honour on thee is seen. 3 And come have nations to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.
  • Isa 42:6-7 : 6 I, Jehovah, did call thee in righteousness, And I lay hold on thy hand, and keep thee, And I give thee for a covenant of a people, And a light of nations. 7 To open the eyes of the blind, To bring forth from prison the bound one, From the house of restraint those sitting in darkness.
  • Acts 26:23 : 23 that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.'
  • Acts 13:47-48 : 47 for so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations -- for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.' 48 And the nations hearing were glad, and were glorifying the word of the Lord, and did believe -- as many as were appointed to life age-during;
  • Isa 60:19 : 19 To thee no more is the sun for a light by day, And for brightness the moon giveth not light to thee, And Jehovah hath become to thee A light age-during, and thy God thy beauty.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 and the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it `is' the Lamb;
  • Isa 9:2 : 2 The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.
  • Acts 28:28 : 28 `Be it known, therefore, to you, that to the nations was sent the salvation of God, these also will hear it;'
  • Matt 4:16 : 16 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.'
  • Isa 45:25 : 25 In Jehovah are all the seed of Israel justified, And they boast themselves.'
  • Isa 4:2 : 2 In that day is the Shoot of Jehovah for desire and for honour, And the fruit of the earth For excellence and for beauty to the escaped of Israel.
  • Ps 85:9 : 9 Only, near to those fearing Him `is' His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.
  • Jer 2:11 : 11 Hath a nation changed gods? (And they `are' no gods!) And My people hath changed its honour For that which doth not profit.
  • Zech 2:5 : 5 And I -- I am to her -- an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst.
  • Luke 2:10 : 10 And the messenger said to them, `Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people --
  • Rom 15:8-9 : 8 And I say Jesus Christ to have become a ministrant of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises to the fathers, 9 and the nations for kindness to glorify God, according as it hath been written, `Because of this I will confess to Thee among nations, and to Thy name I will sing praise,'
  • 1 Cor 1:31 : 31 that, according as it hath been written, `He who is glorying -- in the Lord let him glory.'

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