2 Corinthians 4:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Blinded

2 Corinthians 3:14

John 12:40

Lest

Titus 2:13

The image

Hebrews 1:3

Shine

2 Corinthians 4:6

2 Peter 1:19

1 John 2:8

General references

Matthew 13:13

Luke 24:45

John 8:27

Bible References

Blinded

Nay, their minds were made dull; for to this very day, at the public reading of the Old Testament, the same veil rests thereon, because it is not revealed to them that in Christ the veil is taken away.

He hath blinded their eyes and make their hearts hard, Lest they should see with their eyes, perceive with their minds, And should turn, and I should heal them.

Lest

For God who said, "Out of darkness light shall shine," is he who has shone in my heart, that the sunrise of the knowledge of God may shine forth in the face of Christ.

Once more Jesus addressed them. "I am the light of the world," he said; "He who follows me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the Light of life."

"The Light is among you a little longer," answered Jesus. "Walk while you have the Light, lest darkness overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

"'so that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, in order to receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

To them God willed to make known among the Gentiles how glorious are the riches of that secret truth, which is "Christ in you, the hope of glory."

as laid down in the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which has been entrusted to me.

While we look for the blessed hope and epiphany of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

The image

And the Word became flesh and tented with us. And we gazed on his glory??lory as of the Father's only Son??ull of grace and truth.

"He who believes in me believes not in me, but in Him who sent me; and he who sees me sees him who sent me.

"Have I been so long among you, and yet you, Philip, have you not recognized me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Cause us to see the Father'?

"If I had not done among them such works as none ever did, they would have had no sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

who, though from the beginning he had the nature of God, did not reckon equality with God something to be forcibly retained,

He is a visible image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

He being an emanation of God's glory and stamp of his substance, and upholding the universe by the utterances of his power, after by himself making purification of our sins, has taken his seat on the right hand of the Majesty on High.

Shine

For God who said, "Out of darkness light shall shine," is he who has shone in my heart, that the sunrise of the knowledge of God may shine forth in the face of Christ.

And so we possess the word of prophecy made yet more sure. Unto this you do well to give heed as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Yet again it is a new commandment which I am writing to you, which is true in him and is you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

General references

"This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

They did not understand that he meant the Father,