2 Corinthians 4:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The ruler of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They cannot see the light of the Good News—the message about the divine greatness of Christ. Christ is the one who is exactly like God.

Cross References

John 12:40

“God made the people blind. He closed their minds. He did this so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their minds. He did it so that they would not turn and be healed.” Isaiah 6:10

2 Corinthians 3:14

But their minds were closed. And even today, when those people read the writings of the old agreement, that same covering hides the meaning. That covering has not been removed for them. It is taken away only through Christ.

Acts 26:18

You will make them able to understand the truth. They will turn away from darkness to the light. They will turn away from the power of Satan, and they will turn to God. Then their sins can be forgiven, and they can be given a place among God’s people—those who have been made holy by believing in me.’”

Isaiah 6:10

Confuse them. Make them unable to understand what they hear and see. If you don’t do this, they might really look with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their minds. Then they might come back to me and be healed!”

1 John 5:19

We know that we belong to God, but the Evil One controls the whole world.

2 Corinthians 4:6

God once said, “Let light shine out of the darkness!” And this is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts to let us know that his own divine greatness is seen in the face of Christ.

Ephesians 2:2

Yes, in the past your lives were full of those sins. You lived the way the world lives, following the ruler of the evil powers that are above the earth. That same spirit is now working in those who refuse to obey God.

Ephesians 6:12

Our fight is not against people on earth. We are fighting against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world’s darkness. We are fighting against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places.

John 12:31

Now is the time for the world to be judged. Now the ruler of this world will be thrown out.

John 8:12

Later, Jesus talked to the people again. He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never live in darkness. They will have the light that gives life.”

John 12:35

Then Jesus said, “The light will be with you for only a short time more. So walk while you have the light. Then the darkness will not catch you. People who walk in the darkness don’t know where they are going.

John 14:30

“I will not talk with you much longer. The ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me.

2 Corinthians 3:18

And our faces are not covered. We all show the Lord’s glory, and we are being changed to be like him. This change in us brings more and more glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Colossians 1:27

God decided to let his people know just how rich and glorious that truth is. That secret truth, which is for all people, is that Christ lives in you, his people. He is our hope for glory.

Colossians 1:15

No one can see God, but the Son is exactly like God. He rules over everything that has been made.

1 John 2:8

But what I write is also a new command. It is a true one; you can see its truth in Jesus and in yourselves. The darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

Philippians 2:6

He was like God in every way, but he did not think that his being equal with God was something to use for his own benefit.

John 1:14

The Word became a man and lived among us. We saw his divine greatness—the greatness that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace and truth.

Hebrews 1:3

The Son shows the glory of God. He is a perfect copy of God’s nature, and he holds everything together by his powerful command. The Son made people clean from their sins. Then he sat down at the right side of God, the Great One in heaven.

Titus 2:13

We should live like that while we are waiting for the coming of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. He is our great hope, and he will come with glory.

John 16:11

And he will show them how wrong their judgment is, because their leader has already been condemned.

2 Peter 1:19

This makes us more sure about what the prophets said. And it is good for you to follow closely what they said, which is like a light shining in a dark place. You have that light until the day begins and the morning star brings new light to your minds.

2 Corinthians 3:11

If the agreement that was brought to an end came with glory, then the agreement that never ends has much greater glory.

1 Corinthians 10:20

But I am saying that when food is sacrificed to idols, it is an offering to demons, not to God. And I don’t want you to share anything with demons.

John 12:45

Everyone who sees me is really seeing the one who sent me.

John 15:24

I did things among the people of the world that no one else has ever done. If I had not done those things, they would not be guilty of sin. But they have seen what I did, and still they hate me and my Father.

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. The only Son is the one who has shown us what God is like. He is himself God and is very close to the Father.

Psalm 50:2

God appeared from Zion, the city of perfect beauty.

1 Timothy 1:11

That teaching is part of the Good News that our blessed God gave me to tell. In it we see his glory.

1 Kings 22:22

The spirit answered, ‘I will go to Ahab’s prophets and cause them to tell lies.’ So the Lord said, ‘Yes, that will fool Ahab. Go out and do that.’

Matthew 13:22

“And what about the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That is like the people who hear the teaching but let worries about this life and love for money stop it from growing. So it does not produce a crop in their lives.

Acts 26:23

They said that the Messiah would die and be the first to rise from death. They said that he would bring the light of God’s saving truth to the Jewish people and to the non-Jewish people.”

2 Corinthians 2:11

I did this so that Satan would not win anything from us. We know very well what his plans are.

2 Corinthians 2:12

I went to Troas to tell people the Good News of Christ. The Lord gave me a good opportunity there.

Galatians 1:4

Jesus gave himself for our sins to free us from this evil world we live in. This is what God our Father wanted.

Hebrews 6:4

After people have left the way of Christ, can you make them change their lives again? I am talking about people who once learned the truth, received God’s gift, and shared in the Holy Spirit. They were blessed to hear God’s good message and see the great power of his new world. But then they left it all behind, and it is not possible to make them change again. That’s because those who leave Christ are nailing him to the cross again, shaming him before everyone.

1 John 2:11

But whoever hates their brother or sister is in darkness. They live in darkness. They don’t know where they are going, because the darkness has made them blind.