2 Corinthians 4:6 KJV — MannaFest

2 Corinthians 4:6

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.

KJV

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ASV

Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

WEB

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 the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

YLT

because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

DBT

Because [it is] theGod who spoke that out of darkness light should shine who has shone in our hearts for the shining forth of the knowledge of the glory ofGod in [the] face of [Jesus] Christ.

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2 Corinthians — Paul's most personal letter. A defense of gospel ministry under pressure — comfort and conflict, giving and glory, weakness and power — with the tone shifting markedly at chapter 10.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55–56, from Macedonia

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106 verses on the floor

2 Corinthians 3:18
But 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.
Genesis 1:3
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Isaiah 60:2
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
Ephesians 1:18
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
2 Corinthians 4:4
In 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.

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And the light of this Sun of righteousness is more glorious than that light which God commanded to shine out of darkness. It is a pleasant thing for the eye to behold the sun in the firmament; but it is more pleasant and profitable when the gospel shines in the heart.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The physical world answers to the spiritual. in our hearts--in themselves dark. to give the light--that is, to propagate to others the light, &c., which is in us (compare Note, see on 2Co 4:4). the glory of God--answering to "the glory of Christ" (see on 2Co 4:4). in the face of Jesus Christ--Some of the oldest manuscripts retain "Jesus." Others omit it.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Illumination - Is properly the reflection or propagation of light, from those who are already enlightened, to others. Who is the image of God - Hence also we may understand how great is the glory of Christ. He that sees the Son, sees the Father in the face of Christ.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

God who is himself our light; not only the author of light, but also the fountain of it. To enlighten us with the knowledge of the glory of God - Of his glorious love, and of his glorious image. In the face of Jesus Christ - Which reflects his glory in another manner than the face of Moses did.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

Connections3

Where this verse connects

Typology Genesis 1:2
Creation-light over the primeval deep foreshadows the new-creation light of the gospel in the heart (explicit-nt).
2 Cor 4:6; Gen 1:2-3
Quotation Genesis 1:3
Paul reads 'Let there be light' as the pattern of regeneration: the God who commanded light out of darkness 'hath shined in our hearts.'
Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (public domain)
Quotation Metalepsis Genesis 1:3
Paul casts conversion as a new Genesis: 'God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts.'
Beale-Carson CNTUOT (2007, cite-only); OpenBible high-vote link

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