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

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

But their understandings were blinded; for until this day, when the old covenant is read, the same veil remaineth, since it is not unveiled to them that it is done away in Christ;

"He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn from their ways, and I should heal them."

Lest

For it is God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, that shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

shall not the ministration of the Spirit be much more glorious?

Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.]

Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.

to whom it was the will of God 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 which was committed to my trust.

looking for the blessed hope, and appearing of the glory of the great God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ;

The image

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only begotten of a father.

and he that beholdeth me, beholdeth him that sent me.

Jesus saith to him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how is it that thou sayest, Show us the Father?

If I had not done among them the works which no other man hath done, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

who, being in the form of God, did not regard it as a thing to be grasped at to be on an equality with God,

who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of the whole creation;

who being a brightness from his glory and an image of his being, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself accomplished a cleansing of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Shine

For it is God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, that shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

And we have more sure the prophetic word, to which ye do well in taking heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the daystar arise in your hearts;

Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in him, and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light now shineth.

General references

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

Then he opened their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures.

They understood not that he spoke to them of the Father.