Berean Standard Bible
“the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.””
After his baptism and temptation, Jesus leaves Nazareth and settles in Capernaum by the Sea of Galilee, in the old territory of Zebulun and Naphtali. Matthew explains this move by pointing to a prophecy of Isaiah about that region.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
World English Bible (WEB)
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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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)
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 (BBE)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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.'
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
El pueblo asentado en tinieblas, vió gran luz; y á los sentados en región y sombra de muerte, luz les esclareció.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
El pueblo que estaba en tinieblas vio una gran luz y al pueblo que andaba en regiones de sombra de muerte le resplandeció la luz».
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