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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: Tim, Thank you for the information about Strong's concordance. I had never used one before. I went to google and searched and the first one that came up led me to blueletterbible.org I searched using Strong's number 2316 and it indeed is God. I then searched Strong's number 3588 which is the defintie article 'ho' you have mentioned before. 2 Cor 4:4 is not listed on the results page for Strong's number 3588, but is listed on the results page for Strong's number 2316. You might want to check this out. This is from one of your previous posts about this verse: In the process of my interpretation, I have relied on several pieces of evidence. 1) There is no verse in Scripture where Satan is explicitly called a god. 2) The definite article is used in 2 Cor. 4:4. It is a reference to 'ho theos', not just a 'theos'. 3) Scripture is quite clear that while some things are called gods, there are in fact no other gods. 4) God is the only one spoken of as 'blinding' people in Scripture. Using this data, I interpret 2 Cor. 4:4 to be a reference to the only true God You state that the definite article is used in 2 Cor 4:4. But when I used the verse retrieval tool on blueletterbible.org, it uses Strong's number 2316 for god and not the definite article of 'ho theos' Strong's number 3588. Also, have you read Romans 12:2? It is as follows from (NASB): Romans 12 2 And do not (1) be conformed to (2) this world, but be transformed by the (3) renewing of your mind, so that you may (4) prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. This verse lists the following as the numerical reference for #2 which is 'this world': Matt 13:22; Gal 1:4; 1 John 2:15 Please read these three verses, then please post how YOU can still think Jehovah God is doing the blinding mentioned in 2 Cor 4:4. All three of these verses are very good, but please pay special attention to 1 John 2:15 of NASB. Mike |