King James Version

2 Corinthians 4:6

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will shine” (λάμψει,) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to shine” (λάμψαι) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of Jesus” (Ἰησοῦ) before Christ here.

ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forὁhowhoὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whoθεὸςtheosof Godθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “of God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εἰπώνeipōnto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).Ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.σκότουςskotousdarknessσκότος (skotos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “darkness”, the of-formG4655darkness, either physical or moral.φῶςphōslightφῶςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “light”, the subject formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.λάμψειlampseito shineλάμπω (lampō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to shine”, an action still aheadG2989I shine, give light.ὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἔλαμψενelampsento shineλάμπω (lampō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to shine”, a single actionG2989I shine, give light.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαιςkardiaisheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.φωτισμὸνphōtismonlightφωτισμός (phōtismos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “light”, the object formG5462light, luster, illumination, enlightenment.This verse uses “light”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γνώσεωςgnōseōsknowledgeγνῶσις (gnōsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “knowledge”, the of-formG1108knowledge, doctrine, wisdom.This verse uses “knowledge”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δόξηςdoxēsgloryδόξα (doxa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “glory”, the of-formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.προσώπῳprosōpōfaceπρόσωπον (prosōpon)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “face”, the to- or for-formG4383the face, countenance, surface.the faceΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christ

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

λάμψαιlampsaito shineλάμπω (lampō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to shine”, an action still aheadG2989I shine, give light.Ἰησοῦiēsouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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.

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

Because [it is] the 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 God in [the] face of [Jesus] Christ.

Douay-Rheims

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.

Quotes

Genesis 1:3 Genesis 1:3 · King James VersionAnd God said, Let there be light: and there was light.Genesis 1:3 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.