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A Miraculous New Creation
Commentators universally highlight the parallel to Genesis 1:3. Just as God commanded physical light to shine out of primordial darkness, He performs an equally powerful miracle of 'new creation' by shining spiritual light into the darkened human heart. This salvation is not a human achievement or self-improvement, but a direct, omnipotent act of God.
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2 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Corinthians 4:6
18th Century
Theologian
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness. The design of this verse seems to be to give a reason why Paul and his fellow-a…
AT Robertson
On 2 Corinthians 4:6
God who said (ο θεος ο ειπων). Paraphrase of Ge 1:3.
Who shined (ος ελαμψεν). Like a lamp in the heart (cf…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Corinthians 4:6
19th Century
Bishop
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness.—Better, For it is God who commanded . . . that has shined. The…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Corinthians 4:6
19th Century
Preacher
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 2 Corinthians 4:6
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
On 2 Corinthians 4:6
16th Century
Theologian
God who commanded light to shine out of darkness. I see that this passage may be explained in four different ways.
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John Gill
On 2 Corinthians 4:6
17th Century
Pastor
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness ,
&c.] The causal particle for, shows these words to be al…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Corinthians 4:1–7
17th Century
Minister
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 …