King James Bible
KJVFor 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.
Translation Comparison
2 Corinthians 4:6
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
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The verse 2 Corinthians 4:6 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
|---|---|---|
King James BibleKJV | 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. | |
American Standard VersionASV | 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. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | 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. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | 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. | |
English Revised VersionERV | 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. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | 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. | |
World English BibleWEB | 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. | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | 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. | |
American King James VersionAKJV | For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | 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. |
American Standard Version
ASVSeeing 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.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBFor 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.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTBecause 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.
English Revised Version
ERVSeeing 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.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTFor 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.
World English Bible
WEBseeing 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.
Young's Literal Translation
YLTbecause 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.
American King James Version
AKJVFor God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTFor 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.
King James Bible
KJVFor 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.
American Standard Version
ASVSeeing 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.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBFor 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.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTBecause 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.
English Revised Version
ERVSeeing 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.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTFor 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.
World English Bible
WEBseeing 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.
Young's Literal Translation
YLTbecause 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.
American King James Version
AKJVFor God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTFor 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.