2 Corinthians 4:6 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 4:4 in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is [the] image of God, should not shine forth [for them].

2 Corinthians 4:5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus Lord, and ourselves your bondmen for Jesus' sake.

2 Corinthians 4:6 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.

2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassingness of the power may be of God, and not from us:

2 Corinthians 4:8 every way afflicted, but not straitened; seeing no apparent issue, but our way not entirely shut up;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "darkness", "spoke", "should", "shine", "shone", "hearts", and "shining". It is saying that the contrast between light and darkness marks a real divide in how people respond to God's work.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "For we do not preach ourselves but..." into verse 7's "But we have this treasure in earthen...", so "light" and "darkness" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "darkness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.