2 Corinthians 4:6

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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.

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

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.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

For God [is] the [One] having said, “Out of darkness light will shine,” who shone in our hearts for [the] light of the knowledge of the glory of God in [the] face of Jesus Christ.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

2 Corinthians 4

⁴ The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

⁵ For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

⁶ 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.

⁷ Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

⁸ We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

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