| American Standard Version (ASV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 16 the people that sat in darkness saw a great light, and to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, to them did light spring up. | 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." |
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