2 Corinthians 4:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Corinthians 4:5-6

2 Corinthians 4:5-6. For, &c. As if he had said, The cause of their continuing in unbelief, and perishing, is not in us, nor in the doctrine they hear from us; for we preach not ourselves As able either to enlighten, or pardon, or sanctify mankind; but Christ Jesus the Lord Their only infallible Teacher, all-sufficient Saviour, and righteous Governor; their only wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption; and ourselves your servants Ready to do the meanest offices, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

The life and work of a servant (4:1-18)God’s true servants do not avoid their responsibilities or use dishonest methods. They do not change the plain meaning of God’s Word to suit themselves, but teach that Word faithfully and directly (4:1-2). Not all will believe, because Satan blinds their minds, but true preachers remember always that the message they preach is Christ’s, not theirs. Then, when the hearers allow the light of that message to shine into their hearts, they see Christ as their... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Corinthians 4:6

commanded. Literally spoke. Compare Genesis 1:3 . light. Greek. phos. App-130 . out of . Greek. ek , App-104 . give the light = the illumination. Greek photismos, as in 2 Corinthians 4:4 . knowledge . Greek. gnosis. App-132 . Jesus Christ . App-98 . XL The texts omit "Jesus". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:6

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.Light shall shine out of darkness ... This verse carries strong overtones of Paul's conversion after the blinding light he witnessed on the Damascus road. Furthermore, the reference to Genesis 1:3, where it is written, "Let there be light," links the original creation with the new spiritual creation in Christ (2 Corinthians... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:6

2 Corinthians 4:6. For God, who commanded the light— "God, who by his powerful word, in the first creation of this world,commanded the light instantaneously to shine out of that darkness which covered the whole face of the deep, (Genesis 1:3.) hath also shined in our once prejudiced and benighted hearts, to impart the lustre of the knowledge of God's glory, discovered, as we before observed, in the face of our Lord Jesus Christ; and thence reflected upon us, and from us to you, for the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:6

6. For—proof that we are true servants of Jesus unto you. commanded the light—Greek, "By speaking the word, commanded light" ( :-). hath shined—rather, as Greek, "is He who shined." (It is God) who commanded light, c., that shined, &c., ( :-): Himself our Light and Sun, as well as the Creator of light (Malachi 4:2 John 8:12). The physical world answers to the spiritual. in our hearts—in themselves dark. to give the light—that is, to propagate to others the light, &c., which is in us... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

The encouragement of Christian ministry 4:1-6 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 4:6

Why had Paul conducted himself as he did? It was because God had dispelled the darkness in his heart by illuminating it with the knowledge of Himself that comes though understanding Jesus Christ. Individual regeneration is a work of God as supernatural and powerful as the creation of the cosmos (Genesis 1:3). Now Paul wanted to share that light with others. In the physical Creation God spoke directly, but in the spiritual creation of new life He usually speaks indirectly through His servants.... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Corinthians 4:6

4:6 God (k-5) Or '[it is] God.' shine (l-14) Lit. 'who spoke light to shine out of darkness.' forth (m-24) 'Shining forth,' or 'radiancy;' the same word as translated 'radiancy' in ver. 4. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

1-6. The messengers of this gospel are not afraid to proclaim it, for they preach Christ, who has revealed the glory of God.1, 2. Paraphrase. ’Having this glorious gospel to preach, we proclaim it boldly. (2) We have nothing to do with methods and practices which cannot bear the light (like those of your false teachers), for we neither seek to undo another’s work by unscrupulous hints and disgraceful insinuations, nor try to gain the favour of the Jewish Christians by false teaching about the... read more

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