2 Corinthians 4:4

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2 Corinthians 4:4

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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

Lest

The image

Hebrews 1:3

Shine

1 John 2:8

General references

Bible References

Blinded

But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ.

The Lord said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You are to entice him and also prevail. Go and do so.’

“Render the hearts of this people

insensitive,

Their ears dull,
And their eyes dim,

Otherwise they might see with their eyes,

Hear with their ears,
Understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed.”

“He has blinded their eyes and He

hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and

be converted and I heal them.”

Lest

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.

how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’

to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of

our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

The image

And the Word became flesh, and

dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.

Jesus *said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well.

who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and

upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Shine

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.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God has shone forth.

“Arise, shine; for your light has come,
And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.

On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining.

General references

“Now if a man or woman has an infection on the head or on the beard,

Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.

And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the appearance which I saw in the plain.

Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father.