2 Corinthians 4:1-4 Therefore having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we faint not;

Godbey⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Therefore having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we faint not; ² but we lay aside the hidden things of disgrace, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but in the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every conscience of men, before God. ³ But if indeed our gospel is hidden, it is hidden with those who are lost: ⁴ in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who believe not, in order that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, may not shine on them.