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2 Corinthians 4:6

NETBible	For God, who said “Let light shine out of darkness,”¹ is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge² of God in the face of Christ.³
NIV © biblegateway 2Co 4:6	For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
NASB © biblegateway 2Co 4:6	For God, who said, "Light shall 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 Christ.
NLT © biblegateway 2Co 4:6	For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made us understand that this light is the brightness of the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
MSG © biblegateway 2Co 4:6	It started when God said, "Light up the darkness!" and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful.
BBE © SABDAweb 2Co 4:6	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Co 4:6	For it is the God who said, "Let light 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.
NKJV © biblegateway 2Co 4:6	For it is the God who commanded light to 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.
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KJV	For <3754> God <2316>_, who <3588> commanded <2036> (5631) the light <5457> to shine <2989> (5658) out of <1537> darkness <4655>_, <3739> hath shined <2989> (5656) in <1722> our <2257> hearts <2588>_, to <4314> [give] the light <5462> of the knowledge <1108> of the glory <1391> of God <2316> in <1722> the face <4383> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>_. {hath: Gr. is he who hath}
NASB © biblegateway 2Co 4:6	For God <2316> , who said <3004> , "Light <5457> shall shine <2989> out of darkness <4655> ," is the One who <3739> has shone <2989> in our hearts <2588> to give the Light <5462> of the knowledge <1108> of the glory <1391> of God <2316> in the face <4383> of Christ <5547> .
NET [draft] ITL	For <3754> God <2316> , who said <2036> “Let <2989> light <5457> shine <2989> out of <1537> darkness <4655> ,” is the one who <3739> shined <2989> in <1722> our <2257> hearts <2588> to <4314> give us the light <5462> of the glorious <1391> knowledge <1108> of God <2316> in <1722> the face <4383> of Christ <5547> .
GREEK	oti <3754> CONJ o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM eipwn <2036> (5631) V-2AAP-NSM ek <1537> PREP skotouv <4655> N-GSN fwv <5457> N-ASN lamqei <2989> (5692) V-FAI-3S ov <3739> R-NSM elamqen <2989> (5656) V-AAI-3S en <1722> PREP taiv <3588> T-DPF kardiaiv <2588> N-DPF hmwn <2257> P-1GP prov <4314> PREP fwtismon <5462> N-ASM thv <3588> T-GSF gnwsewv <1108> N-GSF thv <3588> T-GSF doxhv <1391> N-GSF tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM en <1722> PREP proswpw <4383> N-DSN cristou <5547> N-GSM

NETBible

For God, who said “Let light shine out of darkness,”¹ is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge² of God in the face of Christ.³

NET Notes

¹sn An allusion to Gen 1:3; see also Isa 9:2.

²tn Grk “the light of the knowledge of the glory”; δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

³tc ‡ Most witnesses, including several early and important ones (Ì⁴⁶ א C H Ψ 0209 1739^c Ï sy), read ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ (Ihsou Cristou, “Jesus Christ”), while other important witnesses, especially of the Western text (D F G 0243 630 1739* 1881 lat Ambst), have Χριστοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ. The reading with just Χριστοῦ is found in A B 33 {sa} Tert {Or Ath Chr}. Even though the witnesses for the shorter reading are not numerous, they are weighty. And in light of the natural scribal proclivity to fill out the text, particularly with reference to divine names, as well as the discrepancy among the witnesses as to the order of the names, the simple reading Χριστοῦ seems to be the best candidate for authenticity. NA²⁷ reads ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ with ᾿Ιησοῦ in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.