Verse List for 2 COR 4:6

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OET (OET-RV) because the god who said, ‘Light will be shining out of the darkness’, shined in our hearts so that we could experience God’s greatness in the face of Yeshua Messiah.

OET-LV Because the god which having _said:
Out _of darkness light will _be _shining, who shined in the hearts of _us, because/for enlightenment of _the knowledge of _the glory of_ the _god in the_face of_Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah.

ULT For God, is the one who said, “From darkness a light will shine,” who shined in our hearts for the illumination of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

UST We do that because it is God who spoke these words: “What is dark will become bright.” He has enabled us to understand what is true about how glorious he is, just as if he had shined a light on us. God has revealed this in Jesus the Messiah.

BSB For God, who said, “{Let} light shine out of darkness,”[fn] 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.[fn]

MSB For God, who said, “{Let} light shine out of darkness,”[fn] 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.[fn]

BLB For it is God, having said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," who shone in our hearts for the radiance of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

AICNT For God, who said, “Out of darkness light shall shine,”[fn] is the one who shone in our hearts for the illumination of the knowledge of the glory of {God}[fn] in the face [of Jesus][fn] Christ.

OEB Indeed, the same God who said “Out of darkness light will shine,” has shone in on our hearts, so that we should bring out into the light the knowledge of the glory of God, seen in the face of Christ.

WEBBE 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.

WMBB 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 Yeshua the Messiah.

NET For God, who said “ Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.

LSV because [it is] God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who shined in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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

TCNT For God, who [fn]commanded light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of [fn]Jesus Christ.

T4T When God created the world, he commanded the light to shine where there was nothing but darkness. He is the one who has made his message about Jesus to be like [MET] a light shining into our (inc) minds. God has done that for all of us who believe in Jesus. He has done that so that we will understand that when people saw Christ, they saw how awesome God himself was.

LEB For God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,”[fn] is the one who has shined in our hearts for the enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.[fn]

BBE Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Moff For God who said, Light shall shine out of darkness, has shone within my heart to illuminate men with the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Christ.

Wymth For God who said, "Out of darkness let light shine," is He who has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory, which is radiant on the face of Christ.

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT because [it is] God who said, Out of darkness light [is] to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Drby Because [it is] the [fn]God who spoke that out of darkness light should shine who has shone in our hearts for the shining forth of the knowledge of the glory of [fn]God in [the] face of [Jesus] Christ.

RV 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.

SLT For God, having spoken light to shine out of darkness, who shone in our hearts, to the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Wbstr For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined into our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

KJB-1769 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.
(For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath/has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.)

KJB-1611 For God who commaunded the light to shine out of darkenes, hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Iesus Christ.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For it is God that commaundeth the lyght to shine out of darknesse, whiche hath shined in our heartes, for to geue the lyght of the knowledge of the glorie of God, in the face of Iesus Christe.
(For it is God that commandeth/commands the light to shine out of darkness, which hath/has shined in our hearts, for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Yesus/Yeshua Christ.)

Gnva For God that commanded the light to shine out of darknesse, is he which hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ.
(For God that commanded the light to shine out of darkness, is he which hath/has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Yesus/Yeshua Christ.)

Cvdl For God that comaunded the light to shyne out of darcknesse, hath geuen a cleare shyne in oure hertes, yt by vs ye light of ye knowlege of the glory of God mighte come forth, in the face of Iesus Christ.
(For God that commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath/has given a clear shine in our hearts, it by us ye/you_all light of ye/you_all knowledge of the glory of God might come forth, in the face of Yesus/Yeshua Christ.)

TNT For it is God that commauded the light to shyne out of darcknes which hath shyned in oure hertes for to geve the light of the knowledge of the glorie of God in the face of Iesus Christ.
(For it is God that commanded the light to shine out of darkness which hath/has shined in our hearts for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Yesus/Yeshua Christ.)

Wycl For God, that seide liyt to schyne of derknessis, he hath youe liyt in oure hertis, to the liytnyng of the science of the clerenesse of God, in the face of Jhesu Crist.
(For God, that said light to shine of darkness, he hath/has given light in our hearts, to the lightning of the science of the clereness of God, in the face of Yhesu Christ.)

Luth Denn GOtt, der da hieß das Licht aus der Finsternis hervorleuchten, der hat einen hellen Schein in unsere Herzen gegeben, daß (durch uns) entstünde die Erleuchtung von der Erkenntnis der Klarheit Gottes in dem Angesichte JEsu Christi.
(Because God, the/of_the there was_called the light(n) out_of the/of_the darkness outshine/glow, the/of_the has a bright appearance/glow in our heart(s) given, that (durch uns) entstünde the Erleuchtung from the/of_the knowledge the/of_the Klarheit God’s in to_him faces Yesu of_Christ.)

ClVg quoniam Deus, qui dixit de tenebris lucem splendescere, ipse illuxit in cordibus nostris ad illuminationem scientiæ claritatis Dei, in facie Christi Jesu.[fn]
(since/because God, who/which he/she_said from/about darkness the_light splendescere, exactly_that/himself illuxit in/into/on hearts ours to enlightenment of_knowledge of_clarity of_God, in/into/on face of_Christ Yesu.)

SR-GNT Ὅτι ὁ ˚Θεὸς ὁ εἰπών, “Ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάμψει”, ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν, πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ. ‡

UGNT ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ὁ εἰπών, ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάμψει, ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν, πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

SBL-GNT ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ὁ εἰπών· Ἐκ σκότους φῶς ⸀λάμψει, ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ ⸀Χριστοῦ.

RP-GNT Ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ὁ εἰπὼν ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάμψαι, ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ.

TC-GNT ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ὁ εἰπὼν ἐκ σκότους φῶς [fn]λάμψαι, ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ [fn]Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

Verse List for 2 COR 4:6

Verse List for 2 COR 4:6