2 Corinthians 4:5

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2 Corinthians 4:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible

3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

4 The 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.

5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

7 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

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“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

John 1:22

So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

John 1:23

John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

John 3:27

John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

John 3:28

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John 3:29

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John 3:30

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John 3:31

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and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”

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But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”

Acts 14:11

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Acts 14:12

Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

Acts 14:13

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Acts 14:14

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so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.

1 Corinthians 1:23

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1 Peter 5:4

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