2 Corinthians 4:3
And if our gospel is vailed, it is vailed to them that perish;
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus answered and said: I praise thee, O my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to little children.
1 Corinthians 1:18For a discourse concerning the cross is, to them who perish, foolishness; but to us who live, it is the energy of God.
2 Corinthians 2:15For, through the Messiah, we are unto God a sweet odor, in them that live and in them that perish:
2 Corinthians 4:4to them whose minds the God of this world hath blinded, in order that they might not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of the Messiah (who is the likeness of God) should dawn upon them.
2 Thessalonians 2:9For the coming of that evil One, is the working of Satan, with all power, and signs, and lying wonders,
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 4:2-8
Constancy and Sincerity of the Apostles; The Apostle's Integrity. ( a. d. 57.) 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 deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which… Read the whole commentary →