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NASB | 2 Corinthians 4:4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 4:4 among them the god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving to prevent them from seeing the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. |
Subject: 2 Cor 4:4 |
Bible Note: btw: I supplied further scriptural proof of why Satan - and not Jesus' Father - is "the god of this world" in 2 Cor 4:4, but no acknowledgement from you (was it logical or illogical, scriptural or not scriptural?). Excerpt of Jesus prayer to God: "I have given them [Jesus' diciples] your word and the world hated them, for they are not of this world any more than I am of this world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one." John 17:14,15 (NIV) Jesus prayed that God not take the disciples out of the world for they had a preaching commision to enlighten people to the gospel. (Matthew 28:19,20... they were to preach until the end of this age -or- world as we know it.) Jesus also said he and his disciples 'were not of this world'. This would be a strange statement in prayer to "the god of this world" - if you believe this to be God - wouldn't you agree? Of course, since Jesus is 'not of this world', neither is God "the god of this world". These are the scriptures talking, not me. |