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Isaiah 49:6

Isa.49.6

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he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”
Isaiah 49:6 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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  1. Acts 13:47 quotes Isaiah 49:6

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    Paul and Barnabas take the servant's commission to be a light for the nations as their own marching orders.

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  2. Luke 2:32 alludes to Isaiah 49:6

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    Simeon calls the child a light for revelation to the Gentiles and glory for Israel, echoing the servant songs' light for the nations.

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