2 Korintus 4:4

4:4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe ¹  so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel ²  of Christ, ³  who is the image of God.

2 Korintus 5:16

5:16 So then from now on we acknowledge ⁴  no one from an outward human point of view. ⁵  Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, ⁶  now we do not know him in that way any longer.

2 Korintus 7:1

Self-Purification

7:1 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves ⁷  from everything that could defile the body ⁸  and the spirit, and thus accomplish ⁹  holiness out of reverence for God. ¹⁰ 

[4:4]  ¹ tn Or “of unbelievers.”

[4:4]  ² tn Grk “the gospel of the glory”; δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[4:4]  ³ tn Or “so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ would not be evident to them” (L&N 28.37).

[5:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “we know.”

[5:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “no one according to the flesh.”

[5:16]  ⁶ tn Grk “we have known Christ according to the flesh.”

[7:1]  ⁷ tn Or “purify ourselves.”

[7:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “from every defilement of the flesh.”

[7:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “accomplishing.” The participle has been translated as a finite verb due to considerations of contemporary English style, and “thus” has been supplied to indicate that it represents a result of the previous cleansing.

[7:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “in the fear of God.”