2 Corinthians 4:4
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.
Nota de Estudo
Study Note
Paul describes 'the god of this world' (ho theos tou aiōnos toutou) as blinding the minds of unbelievers so that 'the light of the glorious gospel of Christ' cannot dawn on them. The phrase 'god of this age' is the New Testament's most explicit attribution of a ruling spiritual power over the unbelieving world, paralleling John 12:31's 'ruler of this world' and Ephesians 2:2's 'prince of the power of the air.' The countermeasure (verse 6) is divine illumination — blindness is overcome not by human argument but by the same creative word that first called light into being, implying that conversion is always a miracle of grace.
Outras Traduções
in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.
in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;
Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.
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