2 Corinthians 4:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Shined

Ephesians 1:17

Ephesians 5:8

2 Peter 1:19

The light

1 Peter 2:9

In the

General references

Matthew 13:16

Luke 24:45

John 12:45

Bible References

Shined

The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, grant you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation through the knowledge of himself,

For once you were sheer darkness, but now, as Christians, you are light itself. You must live like children of light,

So we have the message of the prophets more fully guaranteed. Please pay attention to that message as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

The light

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep the light of the good news of the glorious Christ, the likeness of God, from dawning upon them.

And all of us, reflecting the splendor of the Lord in our unveiled faces, are being changed into likeness to him, from one degree of splendor to another, for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

Jesus said to her, "Have I not promised you that if you will believe in me you will see the glory of God?"

But he, full of the holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's glory and Jesus standing at God's right hand.

But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, his own people, so that you may declare the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;

In the

Everything has been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, nor who the Father is but the Son, and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

So the Word became flesh and blood and lived for a while among us, abounding in blessing and truth, and we saw the honor God had given him, such honor as an only son receives from his father.

Isaiah said this because he saw his glory; it was of him that he spoke.

Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you, Philip, have not recognized me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Let us see the Father'?

Though he possessed the nature of God, he did not grasp at equality with God,

He is a likeness of the unseen God, born before any creature,

He is the reflection of God's glory, and the representation of his being, and bears up the universe by his mighty word. He has effected man's purification from sin, and has taken his seat on high at the right hand of God's Majesty,

It was disclosed to them that they were serving not themselves but you in dealing with these things, which have now been told you by those who through the holy Spirit sent from heaven brought you the good news; things into which angels long to look!

General references

But blessed are your eyes, for they do see, and your ears, for they do hear.

Then he opened their minds to the understanding of the Scriptures,

and whoever sees me, sees him who has sent me.