2 Corinthians 4:4

New American Bible - revised edition

in whose case the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they may not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:22

He answered, ‘I will go forth and become a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord replied: You shall succeed in deceiving him. Go forth and do this.

Psalm 50:2

From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people sluggish, dull their ears and close their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and their heart understand, and they turn and be healed.

Matthew 13:22

The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.

John 1:14

And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, has revealed him. John the Baptist’s Testimony to Himself.

John 12:31

Now is the time of judgment on this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.

John 12:35

Jesus said to them, “The light will be among you only a little while. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness may not overcome you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where he is going.

John 12:40

“He blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they might not see with their eyes and understand with their heart and be converted, and I would heal them.”

John 12:45

and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me.

John 14:30

I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over me,

John 15:24

If I had not done works among them that no one else ever did, they would not have sin; but as it is, they have seen and hated both me and my Father.

John 16:11

condemnation, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Acts 26:18

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

Acts 26:23

that the Messiah must suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.” Reactions to Paul’s Speech.

1 Corinthians 10:20

No, I mean that what they sacrifice, [they sacrifice] to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to become participants with demons.

2 Corinthians 2:11

so that we might not be taken advantage of by Satan, for we are not unaware of his purposes. Paul’s Anxiety.

2 Corinthians 2:12

When I went to Troas for the gospel of Christ, although a door was opened for me in the Lord,

2 Corinthians 3:11

For if what was going to fade was glorious, how much more will what endures be glorious.

2 Corinthians 3:14

Rather, their thoughts were rendered dull, for to this present day the same veil remains unlifted when they read the old covenant, because through Christ it is taken away.

2 Corinthians 3:18

All of us, gazing with unveiled face on the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as from the Lord who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of [Jesus] Christ. The Paradox of the Ministry.

Galatians 1:4

who gave himself for our sins that he might rescue us from the present evil age in accord with the will of our God and Father,

Ephesians 2:2

in which you once lived following the age of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the disobedient.

Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens.

Philippians 2:6

Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.

Colossians 1:15

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

Colossians 1:27

to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory.

1 Timothy 1:11

according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted. Gratitude for God’s Mercy.

Titus 2:13

as we await the blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of the great God and of our savior Jesus Christ,

Hebrews 1:3

who is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word. When he had accomplished purification from sins, he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Hebrews 6:4

For it is impossible in the case of those who have once been enlightened and tasted the heavenly gift and shared in the holy Spirit

2 Peter 1:19

Moreover, we possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. You will do well to be attentive to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

1 John 2:11

Whoever hates his brother is in darkness; he walks in darkness and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes. Members of the Community.

1 John 2:8

And yet I do write a new commandment to you, which holds true in him and among you, for the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

1 John 5:19

We know that we belong to God, and the whole world is under the power of the evil one.