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Matthew 4:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 4:16

Verse 16 of 25

Scripture focus

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.

Matthew 4:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 4:16

Theological / Devotional

Sat in darkness. The “darkness” was the gloom of captivity; the “light” was deliverance from captivity. Now, Christ comes as the great deliverer, dispelling the dismal gloom of bondage to sin and proclaiming the glorious light of truth that makes men free indeed. See on John 1:5.

Great light. That is, Jesus, “the true Light” (see on John 1:4, 7, 9).

Shadow of death. Ever since the entrance of sin men have lived in the “shadow of death.” Jesus came to deliver those “who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage” (Heb. 2:15).

Light is sprung up. Light has ever been the symbol of the divine presence (see on Gen. 1:3). Jesus proclaimed Himself to be the light of the world (John 8:12; 9:5), whose bright beams dispel the darkness of sin and death. See on ch. 1:14.

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