2 Corinthians 4:6 — Bible Verse (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.”

2 Corinthians 4:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Corinthians 4:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Corinthians 4:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“seeing it is God who said, “Light will 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.”

2 Corinthians 4:6 — World English Bible

2 Corinthians 4:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

2 Corinthians 4:6 — American Standard Version

2 Corinthians 4:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“because <FI>it is<Fi> God who said, Out of darkness light <FI>is<Fi> 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.”

2 Corinthians 4:6 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 4:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Because [it is] the God 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 of God in [the] face of [Jesus] Christ.”

2 Corinthians 4:6 — Darby Translation

2 Corinthians 4:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For God that commanded the light to shine out of darknesse, is he which hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ.”

2 Corinthians 4:6 — Geneva Bible

2 Corinthians 4:6 in Context — 2 Corinthians 4

4 En los cuales el dios de este siglo cegó los entendimientos de los incrédulos, para que no les resplandezca la lumbre del evangelio de la gloria de Cristo, el cual es la imagen de Dios.

5 Porque no nos predicamos á nosotros mismos, sino á Jesucristo, el Señor; y nosotros vuestros siervos por Jesús.

6 Porque Dios, que mandó que de las tinieblas resplandeciese la luz, es el que resplandeció en nuestros corazones, para iluminación del conocimiento de la gloria de Dios en la faz de Jesucristo.

7 Tenemos empero este tesoro en vasos de barro, para que la alteza del poder sea de Dios, y no de nosotros:

8 [Estando] atribulados en todo, mas no angustiados; en apuros, mas no desesperamos;

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What Does 2 Corinthians 4:6 Mean?

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