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Verse 2 Corinthians 4:4. _IN WHOM THE GOD OF THIS WORLD_, c.] We see
here that those whose minds are blinded, are they who believe not and
because they believe not, their minds continue in darkness,...
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IN WHOM - In respect to whom; among whom; or in whose hearts. The
design of this verse is to account for the fact that the glory of the
gospel was not seen by them. It is to be traced entirely to the...
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5. THE CHARACTER OF THE TRUE MINISTRY.
CHAPTER 4
_ 1. The Gospel of the Glory of Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:1)_
2. The Treasure in Earthen Vessels; Weakness and Power. (2 Corinthians
4:7)
3. Resurrec...
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In this paragraph the apostle recurs to the thought of 2 Corinthians
3:12; 2 Corinthians 2:16; 2 Corinthians 1:12; a ministry of such
surpassing splendour demanded in himself and his comrades unflinch...
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Since therefore this part of God's service has been given to us, even
as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. But we have refused
to have anything to do with hidden and shameful methods. We d...
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THE BLINDED EYE (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)...
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GOD. App-98.
WORLD. age. Greek. _aion_. App-129. Compare John 12:31; John 14:30;
John 16:11. where, however, world is _kosmos_ (App-129.)
MINDS. Greek. _noema_. See...
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_in whom the god of this world_ i.e. the devil, who is called the
_prince_or _ruler_of this world in John 12:31; John 14:30; John 16:11.
So also Matthew 4:9
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2 Corinthians 4:1-6. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
As between the first and second Chapter s, the division between the
third and fourth is badly made. Chapter 3 should have continued to 2
Corinthians 4:6...
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ΑΥ̓ΓΆΣΑΙ (אBFGKLP) rather than καταυγάσαι (CDH) or
διαυγάσαι (A). The compounds are probably interpretations of
the true reading. Omit αὐτοῖς with אABCDFGH against D2D3KLP.
With ΤΟΥ͂ ΘΕΟΥ͂ a few autho...
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_BLINDED TO THE TRUTH 2 CORINTHIANS 4:1-4:_ Paul felt that God had
been kind in entrusting him with the work of preaching the gospel. His
concept was that what he was doing was a ministry. The ministr...
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DISCOURSE: 2013
THE CONTEST BETWEEN GOD AND SATAN
2 Corinthians 4:4. 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...
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THE GOD OF THIS WORLD— That is, the Devil; so called, because the
men of this world worshipped or obeyed him as their god. It would be a
good illustration of the present passage, if it could be proved...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 1
Machination (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)
4 Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose
heart. 2We have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways; we refu...
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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.
IN WHOM. Translate...
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6 The covenant of the letter is the law of Moses which was engraven in
stone, to symbolize its unyielding sternness. There is no reference to
the letter of Scripture. It is the law that kills, just as...
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4:4 forth (i-38) I add 'for them' to complete the sense. I have
doubted as to this passage. The word translated 'shine forth' is only
found here in the New Testament and generally means 'to see,' or
'...
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THE GOD OF THIS WORLD] cp. John 12:31; John 14:30. Worldly men make
the devil their god by serving him, and thus serving him become even
more worldly. LEST THE LIGHT, etc.] For the thought, cp. Matthe...
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1-6. The messengers of this gospel are not afraid to proclaim it, for
they preach Christ, who has revealed the glory of God.
1, 2. PARAPHRASE. 'Having this glorious gospel to preach, we proclaim
it bo...
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PARAPHRASE. 'If our gospel is not understood by any, it is only by
those (4) whose minds are dulled by sin. (5) For the subject of our
preaching is not ourselves, but Christ. (6) As God at first creat...
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 4
V1 God in his *mercy has given us this work to do. As a result, we do
not lose hope. V2 We do not do things in secret a...
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IN WHOM THE GOD OF THIS WORLD... — The word sounds somewhat
startling as a description of the devil, but it has parallels in
“the prince of this world” (John 14:30), “the prince of the
power of the ai...
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CHAPTER 11
THE GOSPEL DEFINED.
2 Corinthians 4:1 (R.V)
IN these verses Paul resumes for the last time the line of thought on
which he had set out at 2 Corinthians 3:4, and again at 2 Corint
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ἐν οἷς ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ αἰῶνος : _among whom the
god of this world, sc._, Satan. αἰών is an “age,” a certain
limit of time, and so ὁ αἰὼν οὑτός (1 Corinthians 1:20;
1 Corinthians 2:6) is “this present age,”...
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HE DELIVERS WITH FRANKNESS HIS MESSAGE OF CHRIST THE TRUE LIGHT....
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GOD'S GLORY REFLECTED IN CHRIST
2 Corinthians 4:1
The servant of Christ must never forget that he once needed and
obtained mercy. This will sustain him in many an hour when heart and
flesh fail. His...
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Continuing about the ministry, the apostle said, "We faint not," "we
have renounced the hidden things of shame," "we preach... Christ Jesus
as Lord." Hearing, some perish because "the god of this worl...
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PAUL AND THE FALSE TEACHERS
In 2 Corinthians 3:6, Paul had said he was a minister of the new
covenant. Knowing that he had tried to destroy Christianity, Paul was
ever thankful for God's mercy which a...
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In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which
believe not, lest the (d) light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who
is the (e) image of God, should shine unto them.
(d) The light...
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In whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of unbelievers.
[1] Thus the words are placed, both in the Latin and Greek text, so
that the true God seems to be called the God of this world, as...
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(1) Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy,
we faint not; (2) But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty,
not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God dec...
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_THE GLORIOUS GOSPEL_
‘The glorious gospel of Christ.’
2 Corinthians 4:4
Why is it so hard to convince the world of this truth, that the Gospel
of Christ is a ‘glorious’ Gospel?
I. THE WORLD MUST...
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4._Whose minds the god of this world _He intimates, that no account
should be made of their perverse obstinacy. “They do not see,”
says he, “the sun at mid-day, because _the devil has blinded their
un...
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Having received this ministry of righteousness and of the Spirit, the
foundation of which was Christ glorified beheld with open face, he not
only used great boldness of speech, but his zeal was not ab...
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IN WHOM THE GOD OF THIS WORLD HATH BLINDED,.... The description of the
persons to whom the Gospel is hid, is here further carried on; in
which the character of Satan is given, who is here styled "the...
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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.
Ver. 4. _The god of t...
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_But if our gospel also_, (so it is in the original,) _be hid_
Κεκαλυμμενον, _veiled_, as well as the law of Moses; _it
is veiled to them that are lost_ Εν τοις
απολλυμενοις, _in those that are perish...
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THE GOD OF THIS WORLD; Satan, under whose influence are all
unbelievers.
LEST THE LIGHT-SHOULD SHINE; so shine that, by believing in Christ,
they should see his glory and be made like him. Satan make...
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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....
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THE GOSPEL-MESSAGE OF LIGHT AND LIFE.
Paul uses frankness in delivering his message:...
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Chapter s 4 and 5 now show some of the precious, practical results of
this ministry, seen in those entrusted with it; for it is such a
ministry itself that works powerfully in them to enable them to
c...
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1-7 The best of men would faint, if they did not receive mercy from
God. And that mercy which has helped us out, and helped us on,
hitherto, we may rely upon to help us even to the end. The apostles...
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Though some, by THE GOD OF THIS WORLD, understand the true and living
God, the Lord of heaven and earth; yet the notion of the most
interpreters, that it is the devil who is here called _the god of th...
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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. [These words are
calle...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
As to their affirming that Paul said plainly in the Second [Epistle]
to the Corinthians, "In whom the god of this world hath blinded the
minds of them that believe...
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2 Corinthians 4:4 G1722 whose G3739 minds G3540 god G2316 this G5127
age G165 blinded G5186 (G5656) believe
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SUCH A MINISTRY AS HAS BEEN DEPICTED MAKES CLEAR THAT ITS MINISTERS
ARE NOT CORRUPT BECAUSE IT IS CONDUCTED IN GOD'S GLORIOUS LIGHT AND
REVEALS THE UNMATCHABLE GLORY OF GOD IN JESUS CHRIST EVEN THOUGH...
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2 Corinthians 4:4. IN WHOM THE GOD OF THIS WORLD so called from the
mysterious power over men, permitted him since the fall (see Luke 4:6;
Hebrews 2:14;...
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THE GOD OF THIS WORLD
(ο θεος του αιωνος τουτου). "Age," more exactly,
as in 1 Corinthians 1:20. Satan is "the god of this age," a phrase
nowhere else in the N.T., but Jesus uses the same idea in Jo...
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2 Corinthians 4:3
The Gospel the Manifestation of God.
I. St. Paul speaks of the gospel or good news being hid from those to
whom it was proclaimed. St. Paul is not declaring what may be the
conseque...
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2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have
received mercy, we faint not;_
Stern was the labour of the apostles, but they felt that their work
was so all-important, so divi...
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2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have
received mercy, we faint not;_
It is a very high privilege to be called to the work of the Christian
ministry, and when the mini...
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2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have
received mercy, we faint not;--_
We are sometimes ready to faint, but we cast our fainting spirits into
the arms of God, and our...
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2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have
received mercy, we faint not; but have renounced the hidden things of
dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the wor...
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CONTENTS: Truth taught, commended by the life. The preaching of the
Lordship of Christ. The suffering of true ministers with Christ.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: A steadfast adherence t...
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2 Corinthians 4:1. _Seeing we have this ministry,_ of grace and
reconciliation to a guilty world; the ministry of righteousness, not
of condemnation; the ministry of life, and not of death; we have li...
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BECAUSE THEIR MINDS. The world is a battleground where truth and error
are locked in struggle for men's minds! But God is always in control,
and Christ has already won the victory! But those who const...
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_But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost._
THE HIDDEN GOSPEL
I. What is our gospel? You may call it either “God’s news” or
“good newsy” for “God” and “good” are one and the same
thi...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 4:1 Paul explains why he does
not become discouraged in his ministry, despite his many afflictions
(2 Corinthians 4:1,...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 4:3 IF OUR GOSPEL IS VEILED
refers to the hardened heart that makes it impossible for some to
recognize Jesus as the Messiah (see...
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CHAPTER 4
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. From what was said in the last chapter of the glory and honour
belonging to the office of a preacher of the Gospel, S. Paul proceeds
to assert that he discharges...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
N.B. A _continuous outpour_ of argument and appeal, all “alive,”
and quivering, thrilling, with quick emotion, _from_ 2 Corinthians
2:17 _to_ 2 Corinthians 6:10.
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
2 Corinthians 4:1. THIS MINISTRY.—Viz. that in 2 Corinthians 3:3; 2
Corinthians 3:6; and more definitely expounded at the end of this long
section, in...
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EXPOSITION
The glory of the gospel ministry (2 Corinthians 4:1), which sustains
the hearts of Christ's ministers among all weaknesses and trials (2
Corinthians 4:7), especially by the faith in things...
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Therefore seeing we have this ministry (2 Corinthians 4:1),
What ministry? Pointing people to Jesus Christ.
as we have received mercy, we faint not; But [we] have renounced the
hidden things of disho...
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1 Corinthians 10:20; 1 John 2:8; 1 John 5:19; 1 Kings 22:22;...
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The God of this world [ο θ ε ο ς τ ο υ α ι ω ν ο ς τ ο
υ τ ο υ]. The phrase occurs only here. Compare Ephesians 2:2;
Ephesians 6:12; John 12:31; John 14:30. S
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The God of this world — What a sublime and horrible description of
Satan! He is indeed the god of all that believe not, and works in them
with inconceivable energy. Hath blinded — Not only veiled, the...
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Observe here, 1. The title given to Satan: he is styled THE GOD OF
THIS WORLD; not properly, but because the honour and homage of. god is
challenged by him, and by. multitude of sinners given to him....