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 Christ Jesus.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
5For we preach not ourselves, but Jesus Christ our Lord; and ourselves your servants through Jesus.
Cross References
Genesis 1:14And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
Exodus 34:5And when the Lord was come down in a cloud, Moses stood with him, calling upon the name of the Lord.
Psalms 74:16Thine is the day, and thine is the night: thou hast made the morning light and the sun.
Psalms 136:7He bringeth up clouds from the end of the earth: he hath made lightnings for the rain. He bringeth forth winds out of his stores:
Isaiah 35:2It shall bud forth and blossom, and shall rejoice with joy and praise: the glory of Libanus is given to it: the beauty of Carmel, and Saron, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the beauty of our God.
Isaiah 45:7I form the light, and create darkness, I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord that do all these things.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 4:2-8
Constancy and Sincerity of the Apostles; The Apostle's Integrity. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which… Read the whole commentary →