2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 4:3–4
3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
2 Corinthians 4:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| even | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| if | Εἰ | Ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| gospel | εὐαγγέλιον | euangelion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2098 the good news, the gospel |
| is | ἔστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| veiled | κεκαλυμμένον | kekalymmenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2572 I veil, hide, conceal, envelop |
| it is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| veiled | κεκαλυμμένον | kekalymmenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2572 I veil, hide, conceal, envelop |
| to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| those who | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| are perishing | ἀπολλυμένοις | apollymenois | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
2 Corinthians 4:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| god | θεὸς | theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| of this | τούτου | toutou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| age | αἰῶνος | aiōnos | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
| has blinded | ἐτύφλωσεν | etyphlōsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5186 I make blind |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| minds | νοήματα | noēmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3540 a thought, design, the mind |
| of | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| unbelievers | ἀπίστων | apistōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G571 unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian, unbeliever |
| so | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| they cannot see | αὐγάσαι | augasai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G826 I shine forth |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| light | φωτισμὸν | phōtismon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5462 light, luster, illumination |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| gospel | εὐαγγελίου | euangeliou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G2098 the good news, the gospel |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| glory | δόξης | doxēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor |
| of Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| who | ὅς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| image | εἰκὼν | eikōn | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1504 an image, likeness, bust |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Corinthians 4:3 1 Corinthians 1:18 · 2 Corinthians 3:14 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 · 2 Corinthians 2:15–16 · Matthew 11:25 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · 1 Thessalonians 1:5 · Romans 2:16 · 1 Timothy 1:11 · 2 Corinthians 2:12
2 Corinthians 4:4 John 12:40 · 2 Corinthians 3:14 · Acts 26:18 · Isaiah 6:10 · 1 John 5:19 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Ephesians 2:2 · Ephesians 6:12 · John 12:31 · John 8:12 · John 12:35 · John 14:30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.