2 Corinthians 4:6-7
World English Bible
6 seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,”
7 But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.
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2 Corinthians 4:6-7
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
6 For God Who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth] the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God [as it is manifest in the Person and is revealed] in the face of Jesus Christ (the Messiah).(A)
7 However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves.
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2 Corinthians 4:6-7
New International Version
6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a](A) made his light shine in our hearts(B) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.(C)
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay(D) to show that this all-surpassing power is from God(E) and not from us.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3
2 Corinthians 4:6-7
King James Version
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.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
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