3 But even if our gospel is veiled, ^ait is veiled to those who are perishing,  ‡

4 whose minds ^athe god of this age ^bhas blinded, who do not believe, lest ^cthe light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, ^dwho is the image of God, should shine on them.  ‡

6 For it is the God ^awho commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has ^bshone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.  ‡

7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, ^athat the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.  ‡