2 Corinthians 4:6

For God who said, “Let light shine out of the darkness,” shone in our minds to illuminate the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Jesus Christ.

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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.

In Context

5We are not promoting ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord. In fact we are your servants for Jesus' sake.

7But we have this treasure in clay jars, to show that this supreme power comes from God and not from ourselves.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:14God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night, and to provide a way to mark seasons, days, and years.

Exodus 34:5The Lord descended in a cloud, stood there with him, and called out the name “Yahweh.”

Psalms 74:16You created the day, and also the night; you made the moon and the sun.

Psalms 136:7To him who made the lights above. For his trustworthy love lasts forever.

Isaiah 35:2Bloom profusely, celebrate and sing! The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.

Isaiah 45:7I create light, and I make darkness, I bring peace and I bring about disaster. I am the Lord and I do all this.

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 →

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