2 Corinthians 4:6

New Century Version

God once said, “Let the light shine out of the darkness!” This is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts by letting us know the glory of God that is in the face of Christ.

Cross References

Genesis 1:3

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

Psalm 63:2

I have seen you in the Temple and have seen your strength and glory.

Psalm 74:16

Both the day and the night are yours; you made the sun and the moon.

Psalm 90:16

Show your servants the wonderful things you do; show your greatness to their children.

Isaiah 35:2

it will have many blooms. It will show its happiness, as if it were shouting with joy. It will be beautiful like the forest of Lebanon, as beautiful as the hill of Carmel and the Plain of Sharon. Everyone will see the glory of the Lord and the splendor of our God.

Isaiah 40:5

Then the glory of the Lord will be shown, and all people together will see it. The Lord himself said these things.”

Isaiah 45:7

I made the light and the darkness. I bring peace, and I cause troubles. I, the Lord, do all these things.

Isaiah 60:2

Darkness now covers the earth; deep darkness covers her people. But the Lord shines on you, and people see his glory around you.

Luke 10:22

“My Father has given me all things. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father. And no one knows who the Father is, except the Son and those whom the Son chooses to tell.”

John 1:14

The Word became a human and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father—and he was full of grace and truth.

John 11:40

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

John 12:41

Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to the light, away from the power of Satan and to God. Then their sins can be forgiven, and they can have a place with those people who have been made holy by believing in me.’

1 Corinthians 12:8

The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom, and the same Spirit gives another the ability to speak with knowledge.

2 Corinthians 2:10

If you forgive someone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven—if I had anything to forgive—I forgave it for you, as if Christ were with me.

2 Corinthians 3:18

Our faces, then, are not covered. We all show the Lord’s glory, and we are being changed to be like him. This change in us brings ever greater glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The devil who rules this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe. They cannot see the light of the Good News—the Good News about the glory of Christ, who is exactly like God.

Ephesians 1:17

asking the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you will know him better.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray also that you will have greater understanding in your heart so you will know the hope to which he has called us and that you will know how rich and glorious are the blessings God has promised his holy people.

Ephesians 5:8

In the past you were full of darkness, but now you are full of light in the Lord. So live like children who belong to the light.

Philippians 2:6

Christ himself was like God in everything. But he did not think that being equal with God was something to be used for his own benefit.

Colossians 1:15

No one can see God, but Jesus Christ is exactly like him. He ranks higher than everything that has been made.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

We encouraged you, we urged you, and we insisted that you live good lives for God, who calls you to his glorious kingdom.

Hebrews 1:3

The Son reflects the glory of God and shows exactly what God is like. He holds everything together with his powerful word. When the Son made people clean from their sins, he sat down at the right side of God, the Great One in heaven.

Hebrews 6:4

Some people cannot be brought back again to a changed life. They were once in God’s light, and enjoyed heaven’s gift, and shared in the Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 1:12

It was shown them that their service was not for themselves but for you, when they told about the truths you have now heard. Those who preached the Good News to you told you those things with the help of the Holy Spirit who was sent from heaven—things into which angels desire to look.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

2 Peter 1:19

This makes us more sure about the message the prophets gave. It is good for you to follow closely what they said as you would follow a light shining in a dark place, until the day begins and the morning star rises in your hearts.