Cross references
Matthew 4:16
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.”
- a Isaiah 9:1–2
Matthew 4:16 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 9:2 (52 votes) and Isaiah 42:6–7 (29 votes). 33 other verses point back to it. It links with 20 other books, from Genesis 49 to 1 John 2.
Which verses does Matthew 4:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Isaiah 9:252 votes
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
- Isaiah 42:6–729 votes
“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
- Luke 1:78–7918 votes
because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
- Isaiah 60:1–317 votes
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. …
- Micah 7:816 votes
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
- Psalm 107:10–1414 votes
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. …
- Luke 2:3214 votes
a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
- Amos 5:810 votes
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name—
- Job 34:229 votes
There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
- Job 3:58 votes
May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.
- Job 10:228 votes
- Jeremiah 13:168 votes
- Psalm 44:197 votes
Which verses point to Matthew 4:16?
The 10 strongest of 33.