Matthew 4:16
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 4:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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 (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
The people who were living in darkness have seen a great light, and, for those who were living in the shadow-land of death, a light has dawned!’
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
das Volk, das in Finsternis saß, hat ein großes Licht gesehen, und denen, die im Lande und Schatten des Todes saßen, Licht ist ihnen aufgegangen."
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El pueblo asentado en tinieblas, vió gran luz; y á los sentados en región y sombra de muerte, luz les esclareció.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O povo sentado em trevas viu uma grande luz; aos sentados em região e sombra da morte, a luz lhes apareceu.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O povo que estava em trevas viu uma grande luz, e sobre aqueles que estavam na região da sombra da morte surgiu uma luz".
📖 Matthew 4:16 in Context
14That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
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