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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: Hi Tim, I count your Scripture reference of Acts 17:24 as a perfect match in my mind for 2 Cor 4:4. The idea that there is only one God, and that this One made the world and all things in it is what I would hope that people get out of this thread. Acts 17 tells us of an unknown God; yet known to people or not He is the One that we also proclaim. Acts 17:22, NKJ, "Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: 24 "God, [the One] who made the world and everything in it, since He is **Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25 Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things." 2 Corinthians 4:3, "And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to thoses who are perishing, 4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as **Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus' sake. 6 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." 1 John 4:4, "You are from God, little children and have overcome them; because greater is He [the One] who is in you than he [the one] who is in the world." From the heart, Ray |