18 And we all, with unveiled face, ^tbeholding ^uthe glory of the Lord,^{1 v}are being transformed into the same image ^wfrom one degree of glory to another.² For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

4 In their case ^gthe god of this world ^dhas blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing ^hthe light of ⁱthe gospel of the glory of Christ, ^jwho is the image of God.

6 For God, who said, ^m“Let light shine out of darkness,” ⁿhas shone in our hearts to give ^othe light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.