2 Corinthians 4:3 (GNV)

Passage

If our Gospell bee then hid, it is hid to them that are lost.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 4:1 Therefore, seeing that we haue this ministerie, as we haue receiued mercy, we faint not:

2 Corinthians 4:2 But haue cast from vs ye clokes of shame, and walke not in craftines, neither handle we the worde of God deceitfully: but in declaration of the trueth we approue our selues to euery mans conscience in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 4:3 If our Gospell bee then hid, it is hid to them that are lost.

2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the God of this world hath blinded the mindes, that is, of the infidels, that the light of the glorious Gospell of Christ, which is the image of God, should not shine vnto them.

2 Corinthians 4:5 For we preach not our selues, but Christ Iesus the Lord, and our selues your seruaunts for Iesus sake.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gospell" and "lost". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gospell" and "lost", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "But haue cast from vs ye clokes..." into verse 4's "In whom the God of this world...", so "gospell" and "lost" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "gospell" and "lost" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.