2Cor 4:4-10 | ESV | STEP | In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers , to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ , who is the image of God .

aSee John 12:31

b[See ver. 3 above]

c ver. 6; See Acts 26:18

dSee ch. 3:18

e Col. 1:15; [Phil. 2:6; Heb. 1:3]

f[1 Thess. 2:6]

g 1 Cor. 9:19; See ch. 1:24

i Gen. 1:3

j 2 Pet. 1:19

k ver. 4

l 2 Tim. 2:20; [ch. 5:1; Job 10:9; 13:12; Lam. 4:2; 1 Thess. 4:4; 1 Pet. 3:7]

m 1 Cor. 2:5; [Judg. 7:2]

n ch. 7:5; [Ps. 129:2]

o Heb. 13:5; [Deut. 4:31]

p Ps. 37:24; Prov. 24:16; Mic. 7:8

q ch. 6:9; 1 Cor. 4:9; 15:31; [ch. 1:5, 9; Rom. 6:5; 8:36]

r 2 Tim. 2:11; [Rom. 5:10; 6:8]

2 Corinthians 4:4-10

4 In their case ^athe god of this world ^bhas blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing ^cthe light of ^dthe gospel of the glory of Christ, ^ewho is the image of God. 5 For what ^fwe proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ^gourselves as your servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, ⁱ“Let light shine out of darkness,” ^jhas shone in our hearts to give ^kthe light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

7 But we have this treasure in ^ljars of clay, ^mto show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are ⁿafflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but ^onot forsaken; ^pstruck down, but not destroyed; 10 ^qalways carrying in the body the death of Jesus, ^rso that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.