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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: And me too! By golly, going around attributing God Almighty to being "the god of this world" who "blinds the minds of the unbelievers" needs to be addressed and you are correct in doing so! - I have appreciated your scriptural support and stance on this. It's not a trivial matter, for it wouldn't have been included in the Bible. And, the Apostle Paul didn't trivilize or play down this fact either, as we recognize when we read the complete letter of 2 Cor. Only seven paragraphs before warning about "the god of this world" who "blinds the minds of unbelievers" Paul warns: "in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes." (2 Cor 2:11) Its crystal clear that Paul (amongst other things) certainly had the crafty Satan on his mind when writing this letter and all that have read my post about the internal evidences in 2 Cor. pointing to Satan, as "the god of this world" have additional proofs to consider. There is certainly far more scriptural evidence proving Satan to be "the god of this world" as opposed to God Almighty and apparently most Bible translators recognize this fact, for as you have stated, "the god of this world" is by and large tranlated small "g", but later in the same verse, as capital "G" for God Almighty. |