King James Version
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;(Luke 1:76)
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,(Luke 1:77)
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,(Luke 1:78)
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.(Luke 1:80)
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.(Luke 2:1)
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)(Luke 2:2)

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Luke 1:79 - Cross Reference

I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. (John 12:46)
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. (Luke 2:32)
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5)
Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. (Isaiah 48:17)
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: (Proverbs 8:20)
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. (Psalm 107:14)
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. (Proverbs 3:17)
I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. (Isaiah 57:19)
What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. (Psalm 25:12)
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. (Isaiah 49:6)
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. (Isaiah 60:1)
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4)
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (Ephesians 5:8)
And the way of peace have they not known: (Romans 3:17)
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. (Job 3:5)
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; (Psalm 107:10)
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. (Isaiah 9:2)
A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness. (Job 10:22)
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. (John 9:5)
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. (Isaiah 42:16)
Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt? (Jeremiah 2:6)
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. (Isaiah 42:7)
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. (Isaiah 49:9)
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. (Jeremiah 6:16)
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:12)
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)
There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked. (Isaiah 48:22)
The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. (Isaiah 59:8)
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. (Acts 26:18)
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. (1 Thessalonians 5:4)
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. (Psalm 25:8)
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. (Psalm 44:19)
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. (John 1:9)
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. (Psalm 85:10)