2 Corinthians 4:1-4 So, having obtained this ministry through God’s mercy, we do not become discouraged.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ So, having obtained this ministry through [God’s] mercy, we do not become discouraged. ² Instead, we have renounced [the practice of] secret, disgraceful behavior. We do not practice deception, nor resort to distorting God’s message. But, by making known the truth [i.e., the true message], we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the presence of God. ³ For even if our Gospel message is veiled, it is veiled [only] from those who are lost. ⁴ For the god of this world [i.e., Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they would not see the light of the Gospel of the splendor of Christ, who is the image of God.