# Satan called God

**2 Corinthians 4:4** where the Apostle Paul writes:

> **“The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”** (NIV)

**Greek Text (Nestle-Aland 28th Edition):**

> ἐν οἷς ὁ θεὸς τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου ἐτύφλωσεν τὰ νοήματα τῶν ἀπίστων, εἰς τὸ μὴ αὐγάσαι τὸν φωτισμὸν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τῆς δόξης τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὅς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ.

| Greek                                | Transliteration                       | English Meaning                     |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| ἐν                                   | en                                    | in                                  |
| οἷς                                  | hois                                  | in whom                             |
| ὁ                                    | ho                                    | the                                 |
| <mark style="color:red;">θεὸς</mark> | <mark style="color:red;">theos</mark> | <mark style="color:red;">god</mark> |
| τοῦ                                  | tou                                   | of the                              |
| αἰῶνος                               | aiōnos                                | age or world                        |
| τούτου                               | toutou                                | this                                |
| ἐτύφλωσεν                            | etyphlōsen                            | has blinded                         |
| τὰ                                   | ta                                    | the                                 |
| νοήματα                              | noēmata                               | minds or thoughts                   |
| τῶν                                  | tōn                                   | of the                              |
| ἀπίστων                              | apistōn                               | unbelievers                         |
| εἰς                                  | eis                                   | to or so that                       |
| τὸ                                   | to                                    | the                                 |
| μὴ                                   | mē                                    | not                                 |
| αὐγάσαι                              | augasai                               | shine or see clearly                |
| τὸν                                  | ton                                   | the                                 |
| φωτισμὸν                             | phōtismon                             | light or illumination               |
| τοῦ                                  | tou                                   | of the                              |
| εὐαγγελίου                           | euangeliou                            | gospel or good news                 |
| τῆς                                  | tēs                                   | of the                              |
| δόξης                                | doxēs                                 | glory                               |
| τοῦ                                  | tou                                   | of the                              |
| Χριστοῦ                              | Christou                              | Christ                              |
| ὅς                                   | hos                                   | who                                 |
| ἐστιν                                | estin                                 | is                                  |
| εἰκὼν                                | eikōn                                 | image                               |
| τοῦ                                  | tou                                   | of the                              |
| θεοῦ                                 | theou                                 | God                                 |

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