Verse 6

For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For Gud, som sa: 'Lyset skal skinne ut av mørket,' han har skinte i våre hjerter, for å gi lyset av kunnskapen om Guds herlighet i ansiktet til Jesus Kristus.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For Gud som sa: 'Lyset skal skinne frem fra mørket,' har sendt lys inn i våre hjerter for å opplyse oss om Guds herlighet i ansiktet til Jesus Kristus.

• Norsk King James

  For Gud, som befalte at lyset skulle skinne ut av mørket, har latt det skinne i våre hjerter for å gi lyset av kunnskapen om Guds herlighet i ansiktet til Jesus Kristus.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For Gud, som sa: 'Lyset skal skinne fram fra mørket,' har latt det skinne i våre hjerter for å gi kunnskapens lys om Guds herlighet i Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For Gud, som bød lyset å skinne ut av mørket, har skint i våre hjerter, for å gi lyset fra kunnskapen om Guds herlighet på Jesu Kristi åsyn.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For Gud, som sa: «La lys skinne fram fra mørket,» han har latt det skinne i våre hjerter for å gi kunnskapens lys om Guds herlighet i Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For Gud, som befalte lyset å skinne frem fra mørket, har latt det skinne i våre hjerter for å gi lys av kunnskapen om Guds herlighet som stråler fra Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For Gud, som befalte at lyset skulle bryte frem fra mørket, har skinnet i våre hjerter for å gi oss kunnskapen om Guds herlighet, å se det i Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For Gud, som bød at lys skulle skinne frem av mørket, han har latt sitt lys skinne i våre hjerter for å kjenne Guds herlighet som er åpenbart i Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For Gud, som bød at lys skulle skinne frem av mørket, han har latt sitt lys skinne i våre hjerter for å kjenne Guds herlighet som er åpenbart i Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Gud, som sa: «La lys skinne fra mørket», har latt det skinne i våre hjerter for å gi kunnskapens lys om Guds herlighet på Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For Gud, som sa at lys skulle skinne frem fra mørket, har latt det skinne i våre hjerter til å gi kunnskapslys om Guds herlighet i Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Gud, som sagde, at Lyset skulde skinne frem af Mørket, er den, som haver ladet det skinne i vore Hjerter til Oplysning af Kundskaben om Guds Herlighed i Jesu Christi Aasyn.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For Gud, som befalte lyset å skinne frem fra mørket, har latt det skinne i våre hjerter, for å gi lyset av kunnskapen om Guds herlighet i Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For Gud, som sa: «Lys skal skinne fram fra mørket,» har latt det skinne i våre hjerter til å gi lys av kunnskapen om Guds herlighet i Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For Gud, som sa: 'La lys skinne frem fra mørket,' har latt lyset skinne i våre hjerter for å gi oss kunnskapen om Guds herlighet i Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For Gud, som sa: Lys skal skinne fram fra mørket, har latt det skinne i våre hjerter, for å gi kunnskapens lys om Guds herlighet i Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For det er Gud som sa: La lyset skinne ut av mørket, han har lagt i våre hjerter lyset av kunnskapen om Guds herlighet i Jesu Kristi ansikt.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For it is God that commauded the light to shyne out of darcknes which hath shyned in oure hertes for to geve the light of the knowledge of the glorie of God in the face of Iesus Christ.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For God that comaunded the light to shyne out of darcknesse, hath geuen a cleare shyne in oure hertes, yt by vs ye light of ye knowlege of the glory of God mighte come forth, in the face of Iesus Christ.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For it is God that commaundeth the lyght to shine out of darknesse, whiche hath shined in our heartes, for to geue the lyght of the knowledge of the glorie of God, in the face of Iesus Christe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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 Translation (1862/1898)

  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 Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For God, who said“Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 60:2 : 2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations, but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you.
• 2 Pet 1:19 : 19 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• Gen 1:3 : 3 Then God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.
• 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
• Isa 40:5 : 5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
• Isa 45:7 : 7 I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
• John 1:14 : 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• John 11:40 : 40 Jesus said to her, 'Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?'
• John 12:41 : 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke about Him.
• John 14:9-9 : 9 Jesus said to him, 'Philip, have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?' 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, the Father who dwells in me does his work.
• Acts 7:55-56 : 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 He said, 'Look, I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.'
• 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this transformation comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• Gen 1:14-15 : 14 Then God said, 'Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days, and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.' And it was so.
• Exod 33:18-23 : 18 Then Moses said, 'Please show me Your glory.' 19 And the LORD said, 'I will cause all My goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim My name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.' 20 But He added, 'You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.' 21 Then the LORD said, 'There is a place near Me where you may stand on a rock.' 22 When My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove My hand, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.'
• Exod 34:5-7 : 5 Then the LORD came down in a cloud, stood there with him, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. 6 The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed: "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. 7 Maintaining steadfast love to thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, but not leaving the guilty unpunished. He punishes the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations."
• Ps 90:16 : 16 May your deeds be shown to your servants, and your splendor to their children.
• Ps 136:7-9 : 7 To Him who made the great lights, for His steadfast love endures forever. 8 The sun to govern the day, for His steadfast love endures forever. 9 The moon and stars to rule over the night, for His steadfast love endures forever.
• Eph 5:8 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
• Col 1:15 : 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
• Heb 1:3 : 3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
• 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things even angels long to look into.
• Ps 74:16 : 16 The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the light and the sun.
• Phil 2:6 : 6 Who, being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
• Eph 1:17 : 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.
• Isa 6:1-3 : 1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and exalted throne, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above Him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 And they were calling to one another, "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!"
• Isa 35:2 : 2 It will burst into bloom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.
• Luke 10:22 : 22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
• Ps 63:2 : 2 O God, you are my God; I earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.