The god of this world— That is, the Devil; so called, because the men of this world worshipped or obeyed him as their god. It would be a good illustration of the present passage, if it could be proved, as it has been asserted by many, that this malignant spirit was so early called by the Jews, סמאל, Semal, "the god who blinds." Blinded their minds here answers to their minds were blinded, ch. 2 Corinthians 3:14 and the 2nd and 3rd verse of this explains 2 Corinthians 4:13-14 of that chapter. Of the glorious Gospel of Christ might be rendered, of the Gospel of the glory of Christ. Glory here, as in the former chapter, may be put for shining and brightness; so that the Gospel of the glory of Christ denotes the brightness or clearness of the doctrine wherein Christ is manifested in the Gospel. Christ is not only the eternal Son, but he is the image of the invisible God in all his perfections and glories.
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2 Corinthians 4:4
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.