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2 Corinthians 4:4

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the god: Matthew 4:8-9; John 12:31, John 12:40, John 14:30, John 16:11; 1 Corinthians 10:20; Ephesians 2:2, Ephesians 6:12; 1 John 5:19 *Gr: Revelation 20:2-3

blinded: 2 Corinthians 3:14; 1 Kings 22:22; Isaiah 6:10; John 12:40

lest: 2 Corinthians 4:6, 2 Corinthians 3:8-9, 2 Corinthians 3:11, 2 Corinthians 3:18; John 8:12, John 12:35; Acts 26:18; Colossians 1:27; 1 Timothy 1:11; Titus 2:13

the image: John 1:14, John 1:18, John 12:45, John 14:9-10, John 15:24; Philippians 2:6; Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:3

shine: 2 Corinthians 4:6; Psalms 50:2; Isaiah 60:1-2; 2 Peter 1:19; 1 John 2:8

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