II Corinthians 4:6
The Scripture
(6) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Paul described himself and his fellow ministers as carrying the treasure of the gospel in earthen vessels, so that the excellency of the power would be of God and not of themselves, being troubled but not distressed, persecuted but not forsaken. He affirmed that though the outward man perishes, the inward man is renewed daily, and light affliction produces a far greater eternal weight of glory.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Genesis 1:3Genesis 1:14Genesis 1:15Psalms 74:16Psalms 136:7Psalms 136:8Psalms 136:9Isaiah 45:7Ephesians 1:17Ephesians 5:8II Peter 1:19II Corinthians 4:4
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