2 Corinthians 4:6 (GNV)

Passage

For God that commanded the light to shine out of darknesse, is he which hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the God of this world hath blinded the mindes, that is, of the infidels, that the light of the glorious Gospell of Christ, which is the image of God, should not shine vnto them.

2 Corinthians 4:5 For we preach not our selues, but Christ Iesus the Lord, and our selues your seruaunts for Iesus sake.

2 Corinthians 4:6 For God that commanded the light to shine out of darknesse, is he which hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:7 But we haue this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellencie of that power might be of God, and not of vs.

2 Corinthians 4:8 Wee are afflicted on euery side, yet are we not in distresse: we are in doubt, but yet wee despaire not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "darkness", "commanded", "shine", "darknesse", "hath", "shined", and "hearts". 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 preach not our selues but..." into verse 7's "But we haue 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.