Not to "Defend" @RepMTG (and/or @MTGreenee) against @FarronBalanced, but doesn't The Bible ALSO say 'The State is #BLINDED?' | @Church_Militant

Here (and linked through the bold text beneath) is Farron's reaction to Greene's accusing statement(s),

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The word “Blinded” is built on ancient words that mean "to Shine, Flash, Burn (held up by words that mean "to make |Cloudy, Deceive" (the original sense was not "Sightless," but "Confused").

just like #Blind #Blindly #Blindness #Blinds #Blinding #Blindfold #Blindfolds #Blindfolded #Blindfolding #Blindingly #Blinder #BlindDate #BlindSide #BlindSpot #Blindman #Purblind #Sandblind #SnowBlind #BlindThemWithScience

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Farron claims she is speaking against The Bible when she accuses Church-leaders, and I think of

Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4, NLT)

 Analyzing that text:

#2Corinthians4Four
The Greek	ἐν	οἷς	ὁ	θεὸς	τοῦ
Direct Transcription	en	hois	ho	theos	tou
Biblehub's Chosen Translation	in	whom	the	god	of the
Other Possible Choices	on, at, by, with, among	which, that, this, what	(definitively)	(supreme being who owns & sustains all things)	(definitively)
#SecondCorinthians4Four
The Greek	αἰῶνος	τούτου	ἐτύφλωσεν	τὰ	νοήματα
Direct Transcription	aiōnos	toutou	etyphlōsen	ta	noēmata
Biblehub's Chosen Translation	age	this	has blinded	the	minds
Other Possible Choices	space- or cycle-of time, ever, world, eternity, this life	he, she, it, the same, hereof	befogged, smokescreen	(definitively)	thoughts, purposes, designs, hearts, souls, feelings, schemes, devices
#2Corinthians44
The Greek	τῶν	ἀπίστων	εἰς	τὸ	μὴ
Direct Transcription	tōn	apistōn	eis	to	mē
Biblehub's Chosen Translation	of the	unbelieving,	so as for	-	not
Other Possible Choices	(definitively)	incredulous, faithless, infidel	to, into, unto, in, upon, towards, for, among, throughout	(definitively)	lest, (so they don't)
#SecondCorinthians44
The Greek	αὐγάσαι	τὸν	φωτισμὸν	τοῦ	εὐαγγελίου
Direct Transcription	augasai	ton	phōtismon	tou	euangeliou
Biblehub's Chosen Translation	to beam forth	the	illumination	of the	gospel
Other Possible Choices	flash, gleam, shine, appear white, bright, see clearly, discern (this seems to be the only time this word is ever used in the NT)	(definitively)	light, luster, enlightenment, radiancy	(definitively)	good news of the coming of the Messiah, the giver (Yahweh) of the subject (Christ), the human transmitter of the news (the apostle)
#2CorinthiansFourFour
The Greek	τῆς	δόξης	τοῦ	Χριστοῦ	ὅς
Direct Transcription	tēs	doxēs	tou	Christou	hos
Biblehub's Chosen Translation	of the	glory	tou	of Christ,	who
Other Possible Choices	(definitively)	good opinion (praise, honor), divine quality, manifestation of God, splendor	(definitively)	the Anointed One, the Messiah	which, that, this, what
#SecondCorinthiansFourFour #2CorinthiansFour4 #SecondCorinthiansFour4 (and I'm sure there are many other ways to 'hashtag' that citation, but I think that covers the best ones)
The Greek	ἐστιν	εἰκὼν	τοῦ	Θεοῦ
Direct Transcription	estin	eikōn	tou	Theou
Biblehub's Chosen Translation	is	[the] image	-	of God.
Other Possible Choices	exists, came about, remain	statue, representation, likeness, bust, mirror-reflection, form	(definitively)	(supreme being who owns & sustains all things)

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