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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: Greetings Mike! Blueletterbible is a neat site! :-) I have noticed over the years that most software programs have trouble with the definite article. I think it has something to do with the fact that there are also pronouns, which in certain forms, look just like the definite article. Apparently, Blueletterbible's program is only listing places where the definite article occurs by itself. For instance, in 2 Cor. 4:6, it lists the definite article only once, but the first phrase reads: "Because the God He who says...". The word it is identifying as 3588 is actually a relative pronoun. The definite article (in several forms) actually occurs 10 times in 2 Cor. 4:4. If you click on the link to show the Greek text of 2 Cor. 4:4 you will see: "en ois o theos" The 'o' in the phrase above is the definite article. ************************************* I checked out your verses! Rom. 12:2 Mt. 13:22, and Gal. 1:4 all use a different Greek word than 2 Cor. 4:4 and 1 John 2:15. The former use 'aion', while the latter two use 'kosmos'. As I pointed out to Pcdarcan, there are various meanings for 'kosmos' or 'world'. In John 3:16-17, God is said to love the world. There though, the world refers to the people of the world. In 1 John 2:15, 'world' seems to refer to the lusts and desires of sinful man - see v. 16. None of these verses though use the term 'blinded'. The verses I cited for you before specifically say that God has blinded, or given 'eyes that could not see'. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |