2 Corinthians 4:6

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.

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  • Isa 60:2 : 2 For lo, while ye darknesse & cloude couereth the earth & the people, the LORDE shal shewe the light, & his glory shal be sene in the.
  • 2 Pet 1:19 : 19 We haue also a sure worde of prophecie, and ye do well that ye take hede thervnto, as vnto a lighte that shyneth in a darke place vntyll the daye dawne, and the daye starre aryse in youre hertes.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But ye are that chosen generacion, that kyngly presthode, that holy nacion, that peculier people, yt ye shulde shewe the vertues of him, which hath called you out of darknesse in to his maruelous lighte:
  • Gen 1:3 : 3 And God sayde: let there be light, & there was light.
  • 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 amonge whom the God of this worlde hath blynded ye myndes of them which beleue not, that ye lighte of the Gospell of the glory of Christ ( which is the ymage of God) shulde not shyne vnto them.
  • Isa 40:5 : 5 For the glory of the LORDE shal apeare, & all flesh shal se it, for why, ye mouth of the LORDE hath spoken it.
  • Isa 45:7 : 7 It is I yt created the light and darcknes, I make peace and trouble: Yee euen I the LORDE do all these thinges.
  • John 1:14 : 14 And the worde became flesh, and dwelt amonge vs: and we sawe his glory, a glory as of the onely begotte sonne of the father, full of grace and trueth.
  • John 11:40 : 40 Iesus sayde vnto her: Sayde I not vnto the, that yf thou dyddest beleue, thou shuldest se the glory of God?
  • John 12:41 : 41 This sayde Esay, whan he sawe his glory, and spake of him.
  • John 14:9-9 : 9 Iesus sayde vnto him: Thus longe am I with you, and hast thou not knowne me? Philippe, he that seyth me, seyth the father. And how sayest thou then: Shewe vs the father? 10 Beleuest thou not that I am in the father, and that ye father is in me? The wordes that I speake vnto you, those speake not I of my self: but the father that dwelleth in me, he doth the workes.
  • Acts 7:55-56 : 55 But he beynge full of the holy goost, loked vp towarde heauen, and sawe the glorye of God, and Iesus stodinge on the righte hande of God, 56 and sayde: Beholde, I se the heauens open, and the sonne of ma stondinge on ye righte honde of God.
  • 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 But now the glory of ye LORDE apeareth in vs all with open face, and we are chaunged into the same ymage, from one clearnes to another, eue as of the sprete of the LORDE.
  • Gen 1:14-15 : 14 And God sayde: let there be lightes in ye firmament of heauen, to deuyde the daye fro the night, that they maye be vnto tokes, seasons, dayes, and yeares. 15 And let them be lightes in ye firmament of heauen, to shyne vpon the earth: And so it came to passe.
  • Exod 33:18-23 : 18 He sayde: Oh let me the se thy glory. 19 And he sayde: I wyl cause all my good go ouer before thy face, and wyl let the name of ye LORDE be called vpon before the. And I shewe mercy, to whom I shewe mercy: and haue compassion, on whom I haue compassion. 20 And he sayde morouer: Thou mayest not se my face, for there shall no ma lyue, yt seyth me. 21 And ye LORDE sayde farthermore: beholde, there is a place by me, there shalt thou stode vpon the rocke. 22 Now whan my glory goeth forth, I wil put ye in a clyfte of ye rocke, & my hande shal holde styll vpo the, tyll I be passed by. 23 And whan I take awaye myne hande from the, thou shalt se my back partes, but my face shal not be sene.
  • Exod 34:5-7 : 5 The came the LORDE downe in a cloude. And there he stepte vnto him, & called vpo ye name of ye LORDE. 6 And whan ye LORDE passed by before his face, he cryed: LORDE LORDE, God, mercifull & gracious, & longe sufferinge, and of greate mercy and trueth, 7 thou that kepest mercy in stoare for thousandes, and forgeuest wickednes, trespace and synne (before whom there is no man innocent) thou that visitest the wickednesse of the fathers vpon ye children and childers children, vnto the thirde and fourth generacion.
  • Ps 90:16 : 16 Shewe thy seruauntes thy worke, & their children thy glory.
  • Ps 136:7-9 : 7 Which hath made greate lightes, for his mercy endureth for euer. 8 The Sonne to rule the daye, for his mercy endureth for euer. 9 The Moone and the starres to gouerne the night, for his mercy endureth for euer.
  • Eph 5:8 : 8 For sometyme ye were darknesse, but now are ye lighte in the LORDE. Walke as the children of lighte.
  • Col 1:15 : 15 Which is the ymage of the inuisyble God, first begotte before all creatures.
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 Which (sonne) beynge the brightnes of his glory, & the very ymage of his substaunce, bearinge vp all thinges with the worde of his power, hath in his owne personne pourged oure synnes, and is set on the righte hande of the maiestie on hye:
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 Vnto the which (prophetes) it was declared, that not vnto them selues, but vnto vs they shulde mynister the thinges which are now shewed vnto you, by them which thorow ye holy goost sent downe from heauen, haue preached vnto you the thinges which the angels delyte to beholde.
  • Ps 74:16 : 16 Thou dyggest vp welles & brokes, thou dryest vp mightie waters.
  • Phil 2:6 : 6 which beyinge in the shappe of God, thought it not robbery to be equall with God,
  • Eph 1:17 : 17 that ye God of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, the father of glory maye geue vnto you the sprete of wyssdome, and open vnto you the knowlege of himselfe,
  • Isa 6:1-3 : 1 In the same yeare yt kynge Osias dyed, I sawe the LORDE sittinge vpon an high and glorious seate, and his trayne fylled ye palace. 2 From aboue flakred the Seraphins, wherof euery one had sex wynges. With twayne ech couered his face, wt twayne his fete, and with twayne dyd he flye. 3 They cried also ech one to other on this maner: holy, holy, holy is the LORDE of hoostes. The whole worlde is ful of his glory.
  • Isa 35:2 : 2 She shal florish pleasauntly, and be ioyful, and euer be geuynge of thankes more and more. For ye glory of libanus, the bewty of Charmel & Saro shalbe geuen her. These shal knowe the honoure of the LORDE, and the magesty of oure God.
  • Luke 10:22 : 22 All thinges are geuen ouer vnto me of my father: and no man knoweth who the sonne is, but onely the father: nether who the father is, saue onely the sonne, and he to who the sonne wil open it.
  • Ps 63:2 : 2 My soule thursteth for the, my flesh longeth after the in a bare & drie lode, where no water is.

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