Isaiah 42:6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁶‘I am the Lord. I have called you
for a righteous purpose,^[a]^(A)
and I will hold you by your hand.^(B)
I will watch over you, and I will appoint you
to be a covenant for the people^(C)
and a light to the nations,^(D)

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42:6 Or you by my righteousness; lit you in righteousness

Isaiah 42:6 in all English translations

Isaiah 51:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴Pay 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.

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Luke 2:32

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³²a light for revelation to the Gentiles^[a]^(A)
and glory to your people Israel.^(B)

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2:32 Or the nations

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Acts 13:47

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴⁷For this is what the Lord has commanded us:

I have made you
a light for the Gentiles
to bring salvation
to the ends of the earth.’^[a]^(A)

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13:47 Is 49:6

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Acts 26:23

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²³that the Messiah would 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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Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (CSBA)

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