2 Corinthians 4:6 - Tree of Life Version

⁶ For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Messiah.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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 Jesus Christ.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ For God Who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth] the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God [as it is manifest in the Person and is revealed] in the face of Jesus Christ (the Messiah). [Gen. 1:3.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

⁶ God said that light should shine out of the darkness. He is the same one who shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ For God, who told the light to shine out of darkness, has shined a light into our hearts, to illuminate the knowledge of the splendor of God, in the person of Christ Jesus.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

2 Corinthians 4:6 Cross References

Genesis 1:3

Then God said, “Let there be light!” and there was light.

Psalm 63:2

O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You. My soul thirsts for You. My flesh longs for You in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

Psalm 74:16

The day is Yours, the night also is Yours. You provided moon and sun.

Psalm 90:16

Let Your work appear to Your servants, and Your splendor on their children.

Isaiah 35:2

It will blossom profusely, will rejoice with joy and singing, will be given the glory of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of Adonai, the splendor of our God.

Isaiah 40:5

The glory of Adonai will be revealed, and all flesh will see it together.” For the mouth of Adonai has spoken.

Isaiah 45:7

I form light and create darkness. I make shalom and create calamity. I, Adonai, do all these things.

Isaiah 60:2

For behold, darkness covers the earth, and deep darkness the peoples. But Adonai will arise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.

Luke 10:22

All things have been handed over to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”

John 1:14

And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 11:40

Yeshua says to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

John 12:41

Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke of Him.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes—so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God, that they may receive release from sins as well as a place among those who are made holy through trusting in Me.’

1 Corinthians 12:8

For to one is given through the Ruach a word of wisdom, to another a word of knowledge according to the same Ruach,

2 Corinthians 2:10

Now anyone you forgive, I also forgive. For indeed, what I have forgiven (if I have forgiven anything), I did it for you in the presence of Messiah,

2 Corinthians 3:18

But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory—just as from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:4

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so they might not see the light of the Good News of the glory of Messiah, who is the image of God.

Ephesians 1:17

that the God of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, our glorious Father, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in knowing Him.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what is the richness of His glorious inheritance in the kedoshim,

Ephesians 5:8

For once you were darkness, but now in union with the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light

Philippians 2:6

Who, though existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God a thing to be grasped.

Colossians 1:15

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

we exhorted and encouraged and urged each one of you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

Hebrews 1:3

This Son is the radiance of His glory and the imprint of His being, upholding all things by His powerful word. When He had made purification for our sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Hebrews 6:4

For it is impossible for those who once were enlightened—having tasted of the heavenly gift and become partakers of the Ruach ha-Kodesh,

1 Peter 1:12

It was revealed to them that they were providing these messages not to themselves but to you. These messages have now been announced to you through those who proclaimed the Good News to you by the Ruach ha-Kodesh, sent from heaven. Even angels long to catch a glimpse of these things.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

2 Peter 1:19

Furthermore, we have the reliable prophetic word. You do well by paying attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.