2 Corinthians 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 4:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
εἰπών
légō
G3004
to say
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
σκότους
skótos
G4655
darkness
φῶς
phōs
G5457
light
λάμψει
lámpō
G2989
to shine
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
ἔλαμψεν
lámpō
G2989
to shine
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ταῖς
ho
G3588
the
καρδίαις
kardía
G2588
heart
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
φωτισμὸν
phōtismós
G5462
illumination
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
γνώσεως
gnōsis
G1108
knowledge
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
δόξης
dóxa
G1391
glory
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἐν
en
G1722
in
προσώπῳ
prósōpon
G4383
face
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For God 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.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).