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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: ["why God would blind anyone – He blinded them so that He might extend His grace out to all the world"] That's like saying, "I'm a doctor so I'm going to shoot you so I can save you." God is Light and in Him is no (no, none, nada, zilch, absolutely zero) darkness. If everything that Satan does was ascribe to Satan by name instead of the figures of speech that are used both in Old and New Testament, then the bulk of the Bible would be about Satan instead of God and Christ. There is a documented figure of speech used ascribing to God the acts of Satan. Context helps us to determine whether the Word means God our Father, or if it is a figure of speech. |