Luke 1:79 (GNV)

Passage

To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feete into the way of peace.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:77 And to giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes,

Luke 1:78 Through ye tender mercy of our God, wherby the day spring from an hie hath visited vs,

Luke 1:79 To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feete into the way of peace.

Luke 1:80 And the childe grewe, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the wildernesse, til the day came that he should shewe him selfe vnto Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "giue", "darknes", "shadow", "death", "guide", "feete", and "peace". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "giue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 78's "Through ye tender mercy of our God..." into verse 80's "And the childe grewe and waxed strong...", so "light" and "giue" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "giue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.