2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 4:6

⁶For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”^b 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.^c

Footnotes

b 4:6 Genesis 1:3|GEN 1:3
c 4:6 SBL, NE, and WH in the face of Christ

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
said	εἰπών	eipōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
light	φῶς	phōs	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5457 light, a source of light
shine	λάμψει	lampsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2989 I shine
out of	Ἐκ	Ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
darkness	σκότους	skotous	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4655 darkness
made His light shine	ἔλαμψεν	elampsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2989 I shine
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
hearts	καρδίαις	kardiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2588 the heart, inner life, intention
to give us	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
light	φωτισμὸν	phōtismon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5462 light, luster, illumination
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
knowledge	γνώσεως	gnōseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1108 knowledge, doctrine, wisdom
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
glory	δόξης	doxēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
face	προσώπῳ	prosōpō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4383 the face, countenance, surface
of Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ

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Isaiah 60:2 · Genesis 1:3 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 2 Peter 1:19 · Ephesians 5:8 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · Isaiah 40:5 · Hebrews 1:3 · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Exodus 33:18–23 · John 11:40 · Colossians 1:15

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