Revised Literal Translation
2 Corinthians 4:6
6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- New International Version (NIV)For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Context of 2 Corinthians 4:6
4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
Read all of 2 Corinthians 42 Corinthians 4:6 word by word
ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ὁ εἰπὼν ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάμψει, ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.¶Read the interlinear
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- commandedλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
- to shineλάμπωlampō · to shineG2989
- out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
- toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- the lightφωτισμόςphōtismos · lightG5462
- of the knowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsis · knowledgeG1108
- of the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
- the faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
- of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 4:6
- Genesis 1:3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
- Psalms 74:16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
- Psalms 136:7To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- Isaiah 45:7I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I Yhwh do all these things.
- Ephesians 1:17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
- Ephesians 5:8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
- 2 Peter 1:19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
- 2 Corinthians 4:4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
- Exodus 33:18And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
- Exodus 34:5And Yhwh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Yhwh.
- Psalms 63:2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
- Psalms 90:16Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
- Isaiah 6:1In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
- Isaiah 35:2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of Yhwh, and the excellency of our God.
- Isaiah 40:5And the glory of Yhwh shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of Yhwh hath spoken it.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 4:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness - The apostle refers here to Genesis 1:3. For when God created the heavens and the earth Darkness was on the face of the deep; and God said, Let There Be Light; and there was light. Thus he caused the light to shine out of darkness. Hath shined in our hearts - He has given our hearts the glorious light of the Gospel, as he has given the world the glorious light of the sun. As sure, therefore, as…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For God, who commanded - The design of this verse seems to be, to give a reason why Paul and his fellow-apostles did not preach themselves, but Jesus Christ the Lord, 2 Corinthians 4:5. That reason was, that their minds had been so illuminated by that God who had commanded the light to shine out of darkness, that they had discerned the glory of the divine perfections shining in and through the Redeemer, and they therefore gave themselves. to the work of…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. For--proof that we are true servants of Jesus unto you. commanded the light--Greek, "By speaking the word, commanded light" (Ge 1:3). hath shined--rather, as Greek, "is He who shined." (It is God) who commanded light, &c., that shined, &c., (Job 37:15): Himself our Light and Sun, as well as the Creator of light (Mal 4:2; Joh 8:12). The physical world answers to the spiritual. in our hearts--in themselves dark. to give the light--that is, to propagate…Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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