New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Corinthians

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For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
For God, God, a god N-GMS H2316 θεὸς theos
who said, to say H3004    
"Light light N-NNS H5457 φῶς phōs
shall shine to shine V-AIA-3S H2989 λάμψει lampsei
out of darkness," darkness N-GNS H4655 σκότους skotous
is the One who usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-NMS H3739 ὃς os
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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has shone to shine V-AIA-3S H2989 ἔλαμψεν elampsen
in our hearts heart N-DFP H2588 καρδίαις kardiais
to give the Light illumination N-AMS H5462 φωτισμὸν phōtismon
of the knowledge a knowing, knowledge N-GFS H1108 γνώσεως gnōseōs
of the glory opinion (always good in N.T.), hence praise, honor, glory N-GFS H1391 δόξης doxēs
of God God, a god N-GMS H2316 θεοῦ theou
in the face the face N-DNS H4383 προσώπῳ prosōpō
of Christ. the Anointed One, Messiah, Christ N-GMS H5547 Χριστοῦ christou

People

Jesus

Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr.  

Parallel Verses

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New American Standard Bible 1995 For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
King James Bible For God, who said, "Light shall commanded the light to shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone darkness, hath shined in our hearts hearts, to give the Light light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Berean Bible For it is God, who having said, "Light “Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give for the Light radiance of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Hebrew Greek English For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.