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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.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

God who said (ο θεος ο ειπων). Paraphrase of Ge 1:3.

Who shined (ος ελαμψεν). Like a lamp in the heart (cf…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkne . The design of this verse seems to be to give a reason why Paul and his fellow-ap…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness.—Better, For it is God who commanded . . . that has shined. The…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

In whom the god of the world hath blinded the mind of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul now states the reason why he preached Christ and served the Corinthians. It was because God had dispelled his darkness by illuminating his hea…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

God who commanded light to shine out of darkness. I see that this passage may be explained in four different ways.

  1. In the
John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness ,
&c.] The causal particle for, shows these words to be al…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The best of people would faint if they did not receive mercy from God. And that mercy which has helped us out, and helped us on, until now, we may …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here the Apostle answers an unspoken objection. Someone could say to him: you claim that you do not lose heart in manifesting the truth of Christ, …

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