Isaiah 42:6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 “I, Yahweh, have called You
for a righteous purpose,[a](A)
and I will hold You by Your hand.(B)
I will keep You and appoint You
to be a covenant for the people(C)
and a light to the nations,(D)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:6 Or you by [My] righteousness; lit you in righteousness
Isaiah 42:6
King James Version
6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
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Isaiah 51:4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 Pay attention to Me, My people,
and listen to Me, My nation;
for instruction will come from Me,
and My justice for a light to the nations.(A)
I will bring it about quickly.
Isaiah 51:4
King James Version
4 Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
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Luke 2:32
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Luke 2:32 Or the nations
Luke 2:32
King James Version
32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
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Acts 13:47
Holman Christian Standard Bible
47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
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- Acts 13:47 Lit the end
- Acts 13:47 Is 49:6
Acts 13:47
King James Version
47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
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Acts 26:23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”(A)
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Acts 26:23
King James Version
23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
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