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 Nos quais o deus destes tempos cegou os entendimentos, [isto é] ,os incrédulos, para que não lhes brilhe a luz do Evangelho da glória de Cristo, que é a imagem de Deus.

5 Porque nós não pregamos a nós mesmos, mas sim a Cristo Jesus, o Senhor; e a nós mesmos [como] vossos servos, por causa de Jesus.

6 Porque o Deus que disse que das trevas brilhasse a luz é o [mesmo] que brilhou em nossos corações, para a iluminação do conhecimento da glória de Deus no rosto de Jesus Cristo.

7 Porém temos este tesouro em vasos de barro, para que a excelência do poder seja de Deus, e não de nós.

8 [Somos] em tudo afligidos, mas não esmagados; perplexos, mas não desesperados;

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What Does 2 Corinthians 4:6 Mean?

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