고린도후서 4장 3-4절

  우리의 복음이 가려 있다면, 그것은 멸망하는 자들에게 가려 있는 것입니다. 그들의 경우를 두고 말하면, 이 세상의 신이 믿지 않는 자들의 마음을 어둡게 하여서, 하나님의 형상이신 그리스도의 영광을 선포하는 복음의 빛을 보지 못하게 한 것입니다. _새번역성경

もしわたしたちの 福音がおおわれているなら、滅びる 者どもにとっておおわれているのである。彼らの 場合、この 世の 神が 不信の 者たちの 思いをくらませて、神のかたちである キリスト の 栄光の 福音の 輝きを、見えなくしているのである。_口語訳

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God._NASB

If our Message is obscure to anyone, it’s not because we’re holding back in any way. No, it’s because these other people are looking or going the wrong way and refuse to give it serious attention. All they have eyes for is the fashionable god of darkness. They think he can give them what they want, and that they won’t have to bother believing a Truth they can’t see. They’re stone-blind to the dayspring brightness of the Message that shines with Christ, who gives us the best picture of God we’ll ever get._The Message